458. Dua for Wealth and Family (Masnoon Dua)
When Saad (RA) wanted to give half of his family and wealth, Abdur Rahman (RA) said -
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ
Dua for Wealth and Family English Transliteration
BaarakAllahu laka fee 'ahlika wa maalika
Dua for Wealth and Family English Translation
May Allah bless you in your family and your property.
`Abdur-Rahman (RA) then said, "Where is your market?" So they showed him the Qainuqa' market. (He went there and) returned with a profit in the form of dried yogurt and butter. He continued going (to the market) till one day he came, bearing the traces of yellow scent. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "What is this (scent)?" He replied, "I got married." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked, "How much Mahr did you give her?" He replied, "I gave her a datestone of gold or a gold piece equal to the weight of a date-stone." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Arrange a marriage banquet even with a sheep.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سُمَيٍّ، مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا صَالِحٍ السَّمَّانَ، يَقُولُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَدْعُو فَيَقُولُ " اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي وَاغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي " . وَقَالَ " بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ " .
Abu Huraira narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate, saying: “O Allah, bless for me what You have provided for me, forgive me and have mercy upon me.” And he said: “May Allah bless you in your family and your property.”