Duas for a newborn child
Duas inspired through the Quran and hadith for a newborn Muslim baby
Sat Aug 23 2025
Dua for the Newborn of Another
بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ، وَشَكَرْتَ/شَكَرْتِ الْوَاهِبَ، وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ/وَبَلَغَتْ أَشُدَّهَا، وَرُزِقْتَ/رُزِقْتِ بِرَّهُ/بِرَّهَا.
bāraka Allāhu laka fī al-mawhūbi laka, wa-shakarta/shakarti al-wāhiba, wa-balagha ashuddahu/wa-balaghat ashuddahā, wa-ruziqta/ruziqti birrahu/birrahā.
May Allah bless for you what has been granted to you, may you show gratitude to the Bestower, may he/she reach maturity, and may you be granted his/her dutifulness.
Duas for Your Newborn (Male/Female)
أُعِيذُكَ/أُعِيذُكِ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ.
uʿīdhuka/uʿīdhuki bi-kalimāti Allāhi al-tāmmati min kulli shayṭānin wa-hāmmah, wa-min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah.
I seek protection for you with the perfect words of Allah from every devil and harmful creature, and from every envious eye.
بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيهِ/أَرْقِيهَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يُؤْذِيهِ/يُؤْذِيهَا، مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ نَفْسٍ وَعَيْنٍ حَاسِدٍ، بِسْمِ اللهِ أَرْقِيهِ/أَرْقِيهَا وَاللهُ يَشْفِيهِ/يَشْفِيهَا.
bi-smi Allāhi arqīhi/arqīhā min kulli shayʾin yuʾdhīhi/yuʾdhīhā, min sharri kulli nafsin wa-ʿaynin ḥāsidin, bi-smi Allāhi arqīhi/arqīhā wa-Allāhu yashfīhi/yashfīhā.
In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for him/her from everything that harms him/her, from the evil of every soul and the envious eye. In the name of Allah, I perform ruqyah for him/her, and Allah is the One Who heals him/her.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْبِتْهُ/أَنْبِتْهَا نَبَاتًا حَسَنًا، وَاجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لِوَالِدَيْهِ/لِوَالِدَيْهَا، وَاحْفَظْهُ/احْفَظْهَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ/فِيهَا، وَاجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الصَّلَاحِ وَالتَّقْوَى.
allāhumma anbithu/anbithā nabātan ḥasanan, wajʿalhu/wajʿalhā qurrata ʿaynin li-wālidayhi/li-wālidayhā, wa-iḥfaẓhu/iḥfaẓhā, wa-bārik lanā fīhi/fīhā, wajʿalhu/wajʿalhā min ahli al-ṣalāḥi wa-al-taqwā.
O Allah, cause him/her to grow in a good manner, make him/her the comfort of his/her parents’ eyes, protect him/her, bless him/her for us, and make him/her among the righteous and God-fearing.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ/الصَّالِحَاتِ الْمُصْلِحِينَ/الْمُصْلِحَاتِ الْبَارِّينَ/الْبَارَّاتِ بِوَالِدَيْهِمْ/بِوَالِدَيْهِنَّ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā mina al-ṣāliḥīna/al-ṣāliḥāti al-muṣliḥīna/al-muṣliḥāti al-bārrīna/al-bārrāti bi-wālidayhim/bi-wālidayhinna.
O Allah, make him/her among the righteous, the reformers, and those dutiful to their parents.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا أَوْفَرَ حَظًّا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā awfara ḥaẓẓan fī al-dunyā wa-fī al-ākhirah.
O Allah, grant him/her the best share in this world and the Hereafter.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ وَخَاصَّتِكَ الَّذِينَ/اللَّاتِي يَسْعَى/تَسْعَى نُورُهُمْ/نُورُهُنَّ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ/أَيْدِيهِنَّ، وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ/عَلَيْهِنَّ وَلَا هُمْ/هُنَّ يَحْزَنُونَ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā min awliyāʾika wa-khāṣṣatika alladhīna/allātī yasʿā/tasʿā nūruhum/nūruhunna bayna aydīhim/aydīhinna, wa-lā khawfun ʿalayhim/ʿalayhinna wa-lā hum/hunna yaḥzanūna.
O Allah, make him/her among Your close allies whose light shines ahead of them, and upon whom shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنْ حُرَّاسِ الدُّنْيَا، وَمِنَ الذَّاكِرِينَ/الذَّاكِرَاتِ وَالْمَذْكُورِينَ/الْمَذْكُورَاتِ، وَالْطُفْ بِهِ/بِهَا يَا كَرِيمُ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā min ḥurrāsi al-dunyā, wa-mina al-dhākirīna/al-dhākirāti wa-al-madhkūrīna/al-madhkūrāti, wa-alṭuf bihi/bihā yā Karīmu.
O Allah, make him/her among the guardians of this world, among those who remember You and are remembered, and show him/her Your grace, O Generous One.
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْهُ/ارْزُقْهَا جَمَالَ الْخَلْقِ وَالْخُلُقِ، وَقُوَّةَ الدِّينِ وَالْبَدَنِ، وَسَعَادَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ.
allāhumma urzuqhu/urzuqhā jamāla al-khalqi wa-al-khuluqi, wa-quwwata al-dīni wa-al-badani, wa-saʿādata al-dunyā wa-al-ākhirah.
O Allah, grant him/her beauty in appearance and character, strength in faith and body, and happiness in this world and the Hereafter.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنَ الْهُدَاةِ الْمُهْتَدِينَ/الْهَادِيَاتِ الْمُهْتَدِيَاتِ، غَيْرَ الضَّالِّينَ وَلَا الْمُضِلِّينَ/غَيْرَ الضَّالَّاتِ وَلَا الْمُضِلَّاتِ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā mina al-hudāti al-muhtadīna/al-hādiyāti al-muhtadiyāti, ghayra al-ḍāllīna wa-lā al-muḍillīna/ghayra al-ḍāllāti wa-lā al-muḍillāti.
O Allah, make him/her among the rightly guided guides, not among those who are astray or lead others astray.
اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْهِ/إِلَيْهَا الْإِيمَانَ، وَزَيِّنْهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ/قَلْبِهَا، وَكَرِّهْ إِلَيْهِ/إِلَيْهَا الْكُفْرَ وَالْفُسُوقَ وَالْعِصْيَانَ، وَاجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنَ الرَّاشِدِينَ/الرَّاشِدَاتِ.
allāhumma ḥabbib ilayhi/ilayhā al-īmāna, wa-zayyinhu fī qalbihi/qalbihā, wa-karrih ilayhi/ilayhā al-kufra wa-al-fusūqa wa-al-ʿiṣyāna, wajʿalhu/wajʿalhā mina al-rāshidīna/al-rāshidāti.
O Allah, make faith beloved to him/her and beautify it in his/her heart, make disbelief, corruption, and sin hateful to him/her, and make him/her among the rightly guided.
اللَّهُمَّ طَهِّرْ قَلْبَهُ/قَلْبَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ حَصِّنْ فَرْجَهُ/فَرْجَهَا، اللَّهُمَّ حَسِّنْ أَخْلَاقَهُ/أَخْلَاقَهَا، وَامْلَأْ قَلْبَهُ/قَلْبَهَا نُورًا وَحِكْمَةً.
allāhumma ṭahhir qalbahu/qalbahā, Allāhumma ḥaṣṣin farjahu/farjahā, Allāhumma ḥassin akhlāqahu/akhlāqahā, wa-imlaʾ qalbahu/qalbahā nūran wa-ḥikmatan.
O Allah, purify his/her heart, protect his/her chastity, beautify his/her manners, and fill his/her heart with light and wisdom.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِنْ حَفَظَةِ كِتَابِكَ، وَالدُّعَاةِ لِدِينِكَ، وَالْمُجَاهِدِينَ/الْمُجَاهِدَاتِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَالْمُبَلِّغِينَ/الْمُبَلِّغَاتِ عَنْ رَسُولِكَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā min ḥafaẓati kitābika, wa-al-duʿāti li-dīnika, wa-al-mujāhidīna/al-mujāhidāti fī sabīlika, wa-al-muballighīna/al-muballighāti ʿan Rasūlika ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam.
O Allah, make him/her among the memorizers of Your Book, the callers to Your religion, the strivers in Your cause, and the conveyors on behalf of Your Messenger ﷺ.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلِ الْقُرْآنَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبِيعَ قَلْبِهِ/قَلْبِهَا، وَشِفَاءَ صَدْرِهِ/صَدْرِهَا، وَنُورَ بَصَرِهِ/بَصَرِهَا.
allāhumma ijʿal al-Qurʾāna al-ʿaẓīma rabīʿa qalbihi/qalbihā, wa-shifāʾa ṣadrihi/ṣadrihā, wa-nūra baṣarihi/baṣarihā.
O Allah, make the Great Quran the spring of his/her heart, the healing of his/her chest, and the light of his/her sight.
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْهِ/عَلَيْهَا فُتُوحَ الْعَارِفِينَ/الْعَارِفَاتِ، وَارْزُقْهُ/ارْزُقْهَا الْحِكْمَةَ وَالْعِلْمَ النَّافِعَ.
allāhumma iftaḥ ʿalayhi/ʿalayhā futūḥa al-ʿārifīna/al-ʿārifāti, wa-urzuqhu/urzuqhā al-ḥikmata wa-al-ʿilma al-nāfiʿa.
O Allah, open for him/her the openings of those who know You, and grant him/her wisdom and beneficial knowledge.
اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنْ أَخْلَاقَهُ/أَخْلَاقَهَا بِالْحِلْمِ، وَأَكْرِمْهُ/أَكْرِمْهَا بِالتَّقْوَى، وَجَمِّلْهُ/جَمِّلْهَا بِالْعَافِيَةِ، وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ/عَنْهَا.
allāhumma zayyin akhlāqahu/akhlāqahā bi-al-ḥilmi, wa-akrimhu/akrimhā bi-al-taqwā, wa-jammilhu/jammilhā bi-al-ʿāfiyah, wa-iʿfu ʿanhu/ʿanhā.
O Allah, adorn his/her manners with forbearance, honor him/her with piety, beautify him/her with well-being, and pardon him/her.
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْهُ/ارْزُقْهَا الْقَنَاعَةَ وَالرِّضَى، وَنَزِّهْ قَلْبَهُ/قَلْبَهَا عَنِ التَّعَلُّقِ بِمَنْ دُونَكَ، وَاجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مِمَّنْ تُحِبُّهُمْ/تُحِبُّهُنَّ وَيُحِبُّونَكَ/يُحْبِبْنَكَ.
allāhumma urzuqhu/urzuqhā al-qanāʿata wa-al-riḍā, wa-nazzih qalbahu/qalbahā ʿan al-taʿalluqi bi-man dūnaka, wajʿalhu/wajʿalhā mimman tuḥibbuhum/tuḥibbuhunna wa-yuḥibbūnaka/yuḥbibnaka.
O Allah, grant him/her contentment and satisfaction, free his/her heart from attachment to others besides You, and make him/her among those whom You love and who love You.
اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْهُ/ارْزُقْهَا حُبَّكَ، وَحُبَّ كُلِّ مَنْ يُحِبُّكَ، وَحُبَّ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُهُ/يُقَرِّبُهَا إِلَى حُبِّكَ.
allāhumma urzuqhu/urzuqhā ḥubbaka, wa-ḥubba kulli man yuḥibbuka, wa-ḥubba kulli ʿamalin yuqarribuhu/yuqarribuhā ilā ḥubbika.
O Allah, grant him/her Your love, the love of all who love You, and the love of every deed that brings him/her closer to Your love.
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْهِ/عَلَيْهَا أَبْوَابَ رِزْقِكَ الْحَلَالِ مِنْ وَاسِعِ فَضْلِكَ، وَاكْفِهِ/اكْفِهَا بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ، وَأَغْنِهِ/أَغْنِهَا بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ، وَلَا تُوَلِّهِ/تُوَلِّهَا وَلِيًّا سِوَاكَ.
allāhumma iftaḥ ʿalayhi/ʿalayhā abwāba rizqika al-ḥalāli min wāsiʿi faḍlika, wa-ikfihi/ikfihā bi-ḥalālika ʿan ḥarāmika, wa-aghnihi/aghnihā bi-faḍlika ʿamman siwāka, wa-lā tuwallihi/tuwallihā waliyyan siwāka.
O Allah, open for him/her the doors of Your lawful provision from Your vast bounty, suffice him/her with Your lawful against the unlawful, enrich him/her with Your favor from needing anyone besides You, and appoint for him/her no guardian other than You.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ/اجْعَلْهَا مَوْلُودَ/مَوْلُودَةَ خَيْرٍ وَبَرَكَةٍ، وَاجْعَلْهُ بَارًّا/اجْعَلْهَا بَارَّةً، وَارْزُقْهُ/ارْزُقْهَا عَافِيَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ يَا اللهُ.
allāhumma ijʿalhu/ijʿalhā mawlūda/mawlūdata khayrin wa-barakah, wajʿalhu bārran/wajʿalhā bārrah, wa-urzuqhu/urzuqhā ʿāfiyatan min ʿindika yā Allāhu.
O Allah, make him/her a child of goodness and blessing, make him/her dutiful, and grant him/her well-being from You, O Allah.
اللَّهُمَّ اكْتُبْ لَهُ/لَهَا طُولَ الْعُمْرِ، وَحُسْنَ الْعَمَلِ، وَسَعَةَ الرِّزْقِ، وَسَعَادَةَ الدَّارَيْنِ.
allāhumma uktub lahu/lahā ṭūla al-ʿumri, wa-ḥusna al-ʿamali, wa-saʿata al-rizqi, wa-saʿādata al-dārayni.
O Allah, decree for him/her a long life, righteous deeds, ample provision, and happiness in both abodes.
اللَّهُمَّ أَهِّلْهُ/أَهِّلْهَا لِقُبُولِ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ، وَأَصْلِحْهُ/أَصْلِحْهَا، وَأَصْلِحْ بِهِ/بِهَا الْأُمَّةَ.
allāhumma ahhilhu/ahhilhā li-qubūli kulli niʿmah, wa-aṣliḥhu/aṣliḥhā, wa-aṣliḥ bihi/bihā al-ummah.
O Allah, prepare him/her to receive every blessing, rectify him/her, and rectify the nation through him/her.
وَجَعَلَهُ اللهُ/وَجَعَلَهَا اللهُ مِنْ مَوَالِيدِ السَّعَادَةِ، وَوَفَّقَهُ/وَوَفَّقَهَا لِلْبِرِّ وَالْعِبَادَةِ.
wa-jaʿalahu Allāhu/wa-jaʿalahā Allāhu min mawālīdi al-saʿādah, wa-waffaqahu/wa-waffaqahā li-al-birri wa-al-ʿibādah.
And may Allah make him/her among the children of happiness, and grant him/her success in dutifulness and worship.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى تَرْبِيَتِهِ/تَرْبِيَتِهَا، وَتَأْدِيبِهِ/تَأْدِيبِهَا، وَبِرِّهِ/بِرِّهَا.
allāhumma aʿinnī ʿalā tarbiyatihi/tarbiyatihā, wa-taʾdībihi/taʾdībihā, wa-birrihi/birrihā.
O Allah, help me to raise him/her, discipline him/her, and be dutiful towards him/her.
وَجَعَلَهُ اللهُ/وَجَعَلَهَا اللهُ مُبَارَكًا/مُبَارَكَةً عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
wa-jaʿalahu Allāhu/wa-jaʿalahā Allāhu mubārakan/mubārakatan ʿalayka wa-ʿalā ummati Muḥammadin ṣallā Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam.
And may Allah make him/her a blessing for you and for the nation of Muhammad ﷺ.
اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْهُ/احْفَظْهَا بِعَيْنِكَ الَّتِي لَا تَنَامُ، وَاكْنُفْهُ/اكْنُفْهَا بِعِزِّكَ الَّذِي لَا يُرَامُ، وَاحْرُسْهُ/احْرُسْهَا مِنْ عُيُونِ الْإِنْسِ وَالْجِنِّ بِبَرَكَةِ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ.
allāhumma iḥfaẓhu/iḥfaẓhā bi-ʿaynika allatī lā tanāmu, wa-uknufhu/uknufhā bi-ʿizzika alladhī lā yurāmu, wa-uḥrus-hu/uḥrus-hā min ʿuyūni al-insi wa-al-jinni bi-barakati bi-smi Allāhi al-Raḥmāni al-Raḥīmi.
O Allah, protect him/her with Your Eye that never sleeps, shelter him/her with Your might that none can overcome, and guard him/her from the eyes of humans and jinn through the blessing of "In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate."
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا.
Rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wa-dhurriyyātinā qurrata aʿyunin wa-ijʿalnā li-al-muttaqīna imāman.
Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and our offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the righteous.
Source: دعاء للمولود الجديد from mawdoo3.com
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