419. Dua for Debt Repayment (Masnun Dua)

It was narrated Abdullah bin Abi Rabi'ah (RA): The Prophet (ﷺ) borrowed forty thousand from me, when some wealth came to him, he then paid me back and said:

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ، إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ السَّلَفِ الْحَمْدُ وَالْأَدَاءُ

Dua for Debt Repayment English Transliteration

BaarakAllahu laka fee 'ahlika wa maalika, 'innamaa jazaa'us-salafil-hamdu wal' adaa'u

Dua for Debt Repayment English Translation

May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth, surely the reward for a loan is praise and returning (what was borrowed).

ReferenceSahih (Albani). Nasai: 4683

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ، إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ السَّلَفِ الْحَمْدُ وَالْأَدَاءُ

Translation

May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth. Indeed, the recompense for a loan is [expressions of] gratitude and repayment. حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ، إِنَّمَا جَزَاءُ السَّلَفِ الْحَمْدُ وَالْأَدَاءُ (Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “May Allah bless you in your family and your wealth. Indeed, the reward for a loan is [expressions of] gratitude and repayment.”)

Frequently Asked Questions

oh allah i have fasted for your sake and broken the fast upon your provisions. the thirst is gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward has been earned if allah wills. this is what a lot of people say when they finish a fast, and it’s a way of showing thanks to allah for letting you finish it. sometimes, when making up missed fasts, folks also ask allah to make it easy for them, especially if it’s a lot to repay.

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