Congratulations for new parents and how they should respond
OD-145
Hisn al-Muslim 145
2 parts
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ، وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ، وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ، وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ
Instruction
وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ الْمُهَنَّأُ فَيَقُولُ:
The reply of the person being congratulated is to say:
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْراً، وَرَزَقَكَ اللَّهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَأَجْزَلَ ثَوَابَكَ
Transliteration
Bāraka llāhu laka fī l-mawhūbi laka, wa shakarta l-wāhiba, wa balagha ashuddahu, wa ruziqta birrah
The reply of the person being congratulated is to say:
Bāraka llāhu laka wa bāraka ʿalayka, wa jazāka llāhu khayran, wa razaqaka llāhu mithlahu, wa ajzala thawābak
Translation
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.
The reply of the person being congratulated is to say:
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
Source and grading
Hisn al-Muslim 145
Reference as printed in Hisn al-Muslim; grading pending review
ذُكِرَ من كلام الحسن البصري. انظر: تحفة المودود لابن القيم، ص 20، وعزاه لابن المنذر في الأوسط.
قاله النووي في الأذكار، ص349، وانظر: صحيح الأذكار للنووي، لسليم الهلالي، 2/713، وتمام التخريج في الذكر والدعاء والعلاج بالرقى للمؤلف، 1/ 416.
Virtues
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