148. Dua for Someone Wearing New Clothes

تُبْلَی وَيُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی

Dua for Someone Wearing New Clothes English Transliteration

Tubla- wa yukhliful-laahu ta'aalaa

Dua for Someone Wearing New Clothes English Translation

May you wear it out and Allah (Ta'aala) replace it [with another].

The Companions used to make this dua when they saw someone wearing new clothes.

ReferenceSahih (Albani). Abu Dawud: 4020

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، قَالَ: كَانَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ إِذَا اشْتَرَى ثَوْبًا جَدِيدًا سَمَّاهُ بِاسْمِهِ، عِمَامَةً أَوْ قَمِيصًا أَوْ رِدَاءً، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، قَالَ: وَكَانَ إِذَا لَبِسَهُ قَالَ: "تُبْلَى وَيُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى".

Translation

Abu Nadrā reported: Whenever Abu Sa'id bought a new garment, he would name it—whether it was a turban, shirt, or cloak—then say: "O Allah, to You is all praise, You have clothed me with it. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it was made for, and I seek refuge with You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for." And when he wore it, he would say: "May you wear it out and may Allah, the Exalted, replace it (with another for you)." (Abu Dawud 4020, graded Sahih by Al-Albani)

Frequently Asked Questions

If you see someone in new clothes, you can say, may Allah keep you alive until this clothing gets old, and may He bless you with more after this. This is a common dua for new clothes that’s often said when someone gets a new dress or outfit.

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