8 Beautiful Dua For New Born Baby in Arabic & English
Celebrating a new baby is a special and happy time for families. We’re grateful for the miracle of life and want our little ones to be safe, healthy, and blessed with all the good things.
There are no special prayers called dua for new born baby. However, you can say general duas to ask Allah to protect the baby, to be guided, to be safe and sound, bring blessings and mercy to both the child and the family.
Dua For New Born Baby in Arabic
اللهم اجعله من الصالحين المصلحين البارين بوالديهم
Meaning: May Allah make him righteous, and make him grow in a good manner, and make him kind to his parents.
This dua refers to the future, in the sense that when he/she grows up and reaches the age of maturity, he/she may be settled in the path of righteousness, lead others in the path of righteousness and be kind to her parents.
This dua expresses a heartfelt wish for the newborn’s upbringing. Let’s break it down:
May Allah make him righteous: This part of the dua is a sincere desire for the child to grow up with good morals, follow the teachings of Islam, and lead a righteous and virtuous life.
Make him grow in a good manner: It seeks Allah’s guidance for the child’s physical and emotional growth. The hope is that the child matures with positive qualities, exhibiting kindness, patience, and respect toward others.
Make him kind to his parents: This part emphasizes the importance of the child’s relationship with their parents. It’s a wish that the child grows up to be respectful, loving, and considerate towards their parents, acknowledging the significant role parents play in their life.
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Dua For New Born Baby
Here is another beautiful dua for new born baby, which is not recorded from Quran and Sunnah but has good meaning:
الًَلهُمَّ يَا مُسَخّر القَوُيِ للضَعِيف, الَّلهُمَّ أجَعَلهُ مُسلِمَاً صَالِحَاً عَابِدَاً ذَاكِرَاً حَافِظَاً لِلقُرآن الكَريِم ومِمَن يِعَمَلون به, الَّلهُمَّ أجَعَلَهُ بَاراً بِوَاِلدَيهِ وأهَلهِ, الَّلهُمَّ حَسِن خَلقَهُ وخُلقُهُ, الَّلهُمَّ أعِذَه مِن شَياَطِين الأنس والجن
Meaning
O Allah, who subjugates the strong to help the weak. O Allah, make him a good Muslim, righteous, worshipper, and rememberer, who memorizes the Quran and who practices it. O Allah, make him a righteous son for his parents and his family. O Allah, grant him a perfect physique and behavior. O Allah, protect him from the devils of mankind and jinn.
When making supplications outside of prescribed acts of worship, the basic rule is that there are no restrictions. The person offering the supplication is free to choose any words he likes and whatever best suits his aim.
It’s important to note that you can make personal prayers for the well-being, health, and success of the newborn.
Islamic Duaa For New Born Baby Boy
O Allah bless and protect the newborn baby boy, grant him good health, wisdom, and a life filled with love and righteousness. May his journey in this world be guided by Allah’s mercy and grace.
Islamic Duaa For New Born Baby Girl
May Allah shower His blessings upon the newborn baby girl. May she grow up in good health, happiness, and be a source of joy for her family. May Allah grant her wisdom, strength, and a life filled with love and success. May her path be guided by Allah’s mercy and grace.
Duaa For New Born Baby Protection
I pray that Allah protects the newborn baby from all harm and shields them from any evil or adversity. May Allah’s divine protection be a constant presence throughout the child’s life, ensuring safety, well-being, and happiness.
Duaa For New Born Baby Health
O Allah grants the newborn baby excellent health, both physically and spiritually. May the child grow strong, thrive in well-being, and be protected from any illness or harm. May Allah’s blessings encompass the baby, ensuring a life filled with vitality and happiness.
Duaa For New Born Baby And Mother
O Allah bless the newborn baby and the mother with good health, strength, and happiness. May the mother be granted patience and ease in her postpartum journey, and may the baby grow up to be a source of joy and comfort for the family. May Allah shower His mercy upon them, protect them, and guide them on the path of righteousness.
Congratulations Dua For Newborn Baby
No particular format for offering congratulations on the birth of the newborn is proven in the Prophet’s Sunnah.
But, in the book of Hisnul Muslim, the author mentioned this Dua for congratulating new parents and how they should respond it.
The Dua is written in Arabic as:
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ، وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ، وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ، وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ
Transliteration: Baarakallaahu laka fil-mawhoobi laka, wa shakartal-waahiba, wa balagha ‘ashuddahu, wa ruziqta birrahu.
Meaning In English: May Allah bless you with His gift to you, and may you (the new parent) give thanks, may the child reach the maturity of years, and may you be granted its righteousness.
This Dua are words narrated from al-Hasan al-Basri. The scholars regarded it as mustahabb (recommended) to offer supplication in the words narrated from al-Hasan al-Basri, as mentioned by Imam an-Nawawi in al-Majmu‘ (8/443) and in al-Adhkar (p. 289), and by Ibn Qudamah in al-Mughni (9/464).
They also regarded it as mustahabb to offer supplication in the words narrated from Ayyub as-Sakhtiyani (may Allah have mercy on him); when he offered congratulations on the birth of a baby, he would say,
“May Allah make him a blessing to you and to the ummah of Muhammad.” (Narrated by Ibn Abi’d-Dunya in al-‘Iyal (no. 202).
The reply of the person being congratulated is to say:
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْراً، وَرَزَقَكَ اللَّهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَأَجْزَلَ ثَوَابَكَ
Transliteration: Baarakallahu laka wa baaraka ‘alayka, wa jazaakallaahu khayran, wa razaqakallaahu mithlahu, wa ‘ajzala thawaabaka.
Meaning In English: May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and may Allah reward you well and bestow upon you its like and reward you abundantly.
Reference: Hisnul Muslim: An-Nawawi, Kitdbul-‘Athkarp. 349, and Sahihul-‘Athkar 2/7l3 by Saleem Al-Hilali.
May Allah make all the children of the Muslims a blessing to their parents and to the ummah of Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him).
What to do when a baby is born in Islam
According to scholars, There is no specific action outlined in Shari`ah for preparing to welcome a newborn a day or two before their birth.
However, you can recite general duas , such as praying for the new born to be safe and sound, to be guided, and so on.
Allah mentioned in His Book the prayer of the righteous woman, the wife of ‘Imran, who said (interpretation of the meaning):
“(Remember) when the wife of ‘Imran said: ‘O my Lord! I have vowed to You what (the child that) is in my womb to be dedicated for Your services (free from all worldly work; to serve Your place of worship), so accept this from me. Verily, You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knowing.’
Then when she gave birth to her [child Maryam (Mary)], she said:
‘O my Lord! I have given birth to a female child,’ — and Allah knew better what she brought forth, — ‘And the male is not like the female, and I have named her Maryam (Mary), and I seek refuge with You (Allah) for her and for her offspring from Shaytan (Satan), the outcast.’” Surah Al ‘Imran 3:35-36
There follows an outline of what should be done on the day of the child’s birth, and after that:
It is mustahabb to do tahnik for the baby and to pray for him.
Abu Musa said: “I had a baby boy, and I brought him to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). He named him Ibrahim, did Tahnik with some dates and prayed for Allah to bless him, then he gave him back to me.”
Narrated by al-Bukhari, 5150; Muslim, 2145
Tahnik means putting something sweet, such as dates or honey, in the child’s mouth when he is first born.
It is permissible to name the child on the first day or on the seventh.
Anas ibn Malik said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “A boy was born to me this night and I have named him with the name of my father Ibrahim.”
(Narrated by Muslim, 3126)
‘Aishah said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did ‘aqiqah for al-Hasan and al-Husayn on the seventh day, and gave them their names.
(Narrated by Ibn Hibban, 12/127; al-Hakim, 4/264)
Aqiqah
Salman ibn ‘Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “For the boy there should be an ‘aqiqah . Slaughter (an animal) for him and remove the harmful thing [i.e., the foreskin] from him.”
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1515; al-Nasai, 4214; Abu Dawud, 2839; Ibn Majah, 3164)
Samurah ibn Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “A boy is ransomed by his ‘aqiqah . Sacrifice should be made for him on the seventh day, he should be given a name and his head should be shaved.”
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 1522; al-Nasai, 4220 and Abu Dawud, 2838)
Imam ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Among the benefits of ‘aqiqah are:
- It is a sacrifice by means of which the child is brought close to Allah soon after he comes into this world.
- It is a ransom for the newborn; his ‘aqiqah ransoms him so that he can intercede for his parents.
- It is a sacrifice by which the newborn is ransomed just as Allah ransomed Isma’il with the ram. (Tuhfat al-Mawdud, p. 69)
Perhaps another benefit of the ‘aqiqah is the gathering of relatives and friends for the walimah (feast).
Adhan and iqamah for newborn
Among the Sunnahs for welcoming the newborn, the scholars mentioned that the Adhan should be recited into the baby’s right ear so that the first thing he hears in this world will be the words of Tawhid, which will have a great and blessed effect on the child.
With regard to reciting the iqamah in the child’s left ear, there is nothing to prove that this is required. (Al-Silsilat al-Da’ifah, 1/491)
We ask Allah to protect us and our children from all evil and to keep them safe and sound in this world and in the Hereafter. May Allah bless our Prophet Muhammad.
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