11 Dua For Pregnancy in Arabic and English
Welcoming a new life is a dream for many couples, but the path of pregnancy isn’t always smooth. It brings challenges, from physical discomfort to emotional stress, impacting both parents. During tough times, reciting dua for pregnancy, seeking comfort and strength from Allah can be a source of solace.
Muslims trust in the effectiveness of dua, and it’s common to recite duas during pregnancy. These supplications aim to seek protection, guidance, and blessings for a healthy and successful pregnancy, delivery, and the well-being of the baby.
According to scholars, there is no any authentic duas from the Prophet specifically for pregnant women or babies. Some scholars have put together prayers based on Quranic verses and general supplications for such occasions, but these are not directly from Islamic teachings.
We may benefit from the ayat which have been mentioned in the Quran praying for yourself, your offspring, and your family member.
Here are some general duas or verses that may be recited for the purpose of making childbirth easier for the woman.
1. Dua For Pregnancy in Arabic
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Transliteration: Rabbi hablee minas saaliheen
Meaning: My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.
This dua, found in Surah Safaat Ayah 100, asks for a good and righteous child. When used during pregnancy, it seeks blessings for the baby to be born healthy and righteous, bringing joy and goodness to the family.
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2. Dua
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
Transliteration: Rabbi HabLee Mil Ladunka D’urriyyatan T’ayyibah Innaka Samee-u’d Du’aa.
Meaning: O Allah bestow onto me from You, pure children. Verily you are the listener of du’aas.
This dua, found in Surah Al Imran Ayah 38, asks Allah for pure and good children. When said during pregnancy, it seeks blessings for the baby to be born healthy, righteous, and free from any harm.
It acknowledges Allah as the One who listens to prayers, adding a sense of trust and hope during this special time.
3. Dua
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامً
Transliteration: Rabbana hab lana min ‘azwajina wathurriyyatina qurrata a’yunin waij’alna lilmuttaqeena imama.
Meaning: Our Lord! Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous.
This prayer, found in Surah Al Furqan Ayah 74, asks for spouses and children who bring joy and comfort. When said during pregnancy, it seeks blessings for a happy family life and righteous offspring.
It expresses the desire for a harmonious family, and by asking for the ability to lead the righteous, it aims for guidance in raising children with good values.
4. Duas for The Difficulties Of Pregnancy
There are many Duas that the prophet SAW used to say during difficulties. Although they are not specifically for pregnancy you can recite them to Allah for making it easier for you. Some of them include:
لَآ إِلٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّيْ كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
Transliteration: La illaha illa anta subhanak ‘inny kuntu min aldhaalimeen.
Meaning: None has the right to be worshipped except You. How perfect You are. Verily, I was among the wrong-doers.
Of this dua, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is reported to have said: “No Muslim supplicates with it for anything, ever, except Allah responds to him.” (Tirmidhi)
This prayer, found in Surah Al-Anbiya Ayah 87, acknowledges Allah’s perfection and seeks forgiveness. When said during pregnancy, it serves as a powerful supplication for help in challenging times.
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ mentioned that when this prayer is sincerely used, Allah responds, making it a comforting and effective way to seek divine support during difficulties in pregnancy.
5. Dua For Easy Labour And Delivery
اللّهمَّ رَحْمَتَكَ أَرْجوفَلا تَكِلني إِلى نَفْسي طَرْفَةَ عَيْن، وَأَصْلِحْ لي شَأْني كُلَّه لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أنْت
Transliteration: Allahumma rahmataka arju, fala takilni ila nafsi tarfata ‘ayn, wa as-lih li sha’ni kul-lahu, la illaha il-la anta.
Meaning: O Allah, I hope for Your mercy. Do not leave me to myself even for the blinking of an eye (i.e. a moment). Correct all of my affairs for me. There is none worthy of worship but You.
This prayer seeks Allah’s mercy and assistance. When said during pregnancy-related distress, it asks for continuous divine support and guidance in every aspect of the situation.
It’s a plea for help, acknowledging reliance solely on Allah and expressing hope for the correction of all affairs during this challenging time.
6. Dua
يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّوْمُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَسْتَغِيْث
Transliteration: Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum! Bi rahmatika astagheeth!
Meaning: O Living and Eternal Sustainer! By Your mercy I seek relief!
This is also a general dua. It seeks relief from the Everlasting Sustainer. When said during pregnancy distress, it’s a plea for Allah’s mercy to bring comfort and ease.
It acknowledges the source of help and expresses the hope for divine support in navigating challenges associated with pregnancy.
7. Dua
اللهُمَّ لا سَهْلَ إلا مَا جَعَلتَهُ سَهْلا وَ أنتَ تَجْعَلُ الحزْنَ إذا شِئْتَ سَهْلا
Transliteration: Allahumma la sahla illama ja-‘altahu sahla wa anta taj ‘alu al hazana etha shi’ta sahla.
Meaning: O Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.
This supplication asks Allah for ease in challenging situations. When used during pregnancy difficulties, it seeks divine assistance in making the tough moments more manageable.
It recognizes Allah’s ability to simplify the difficult and conveys a humble plea for His intervention in navigating the challenges of pregnancy.
8. Dua
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَآ إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Transliteration: Hasbiyallaahu laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwa ‘alayhi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rabbul- ‘Arshil -‘Adheem.
Meaning: Allah is sufficient for me. There is none worthy of worship but Him. I have placed my trust in Him, He is Lord of the Majestic Throne.
This dua asserts reliance on Allah alone. When said during pregnancy, it signifies placing trust in Him as the ultimate source of support.
It serves as a reminder that Allah’s sufficiency extends to all aspects of life, providing comfort and reassurance during the journey of pregnancy.
9. Dua
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Meaning: There is no might and no power except with Allah.
This prayer emphasizes reliance on Allah’s strength. When used during pregnancy, it acknowledges that all power and might come from Him alone.
It serves as a humble reminder of dependence on Allah, bringing comfort and reassurance during the uncertainties and challenges of pregnancy.
10. Dua
Another good dua for pregnancy (not from Qur’an and Sunnah) is:
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, الَّلهُمَّ سَهل ويسر حَملهُ وولاَدَتُه
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. O Allah, ease and comfort this pregnancy and make the birth easy.
According to scholars, these supplications are okay and you recite any part of the Quran and it would benefit you and your fetus in the womb. It would benefit your child, your baby after birth, as well as during feeding.
The Quran is shifa or leanness at every stage but there is no specific prescription of an ayah or an invocation to be recited during these occasions.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: Are there any verses that may be recited for the purpose of making childbirth easier for the woman?
He replied: I do not know of anything of that nature in the Sunnah, but if you recite over the pregnant woman who is in labour that which speaks of things being made easier, such as the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make things difficult for you” [Surah al-Baqarah 2:185];
and that which speaks of childbirth and delivery, such as the verse (interpretation of the meaning):
“And no female conceives or gives birth, but with His Knowledge” [Surah Faatir 35:11]
This will be beneficial; it has been tried and tested, by Allah’s leave. The entire Qur’an is healing; if the reciter and the one to whom it is recited believe in its impact then it must inevitably have an effect, because Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And We send down from the Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers) nothing but loss” [Surah al-Isra’ 17:82].
This verse is general in meaning; healing and mercy includes healing of hearts from the diseases of doubt and desire, as well as the healing of bodies from physical disease. End quote.
Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb, tape no. 257, side A.
The prayer of a mother for her child is answered, so there is the hope that the prayer of the pregnant woman for her baby will be accepted by Allah, may He be exalted, if she fulfills the conditions of supplication and avoids any impediments to it receiving a response.
She should offer a great deal of supplication, asking for the baby’s well being and that he be righteous, guided and enabled to do good, and that he will honour his parents. Adopted from IslamQA
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