150. Dua for Someone Wearing New Clothes (Female)

أَبْلِيْ وَأَخْلِقِيْ

Dua for Someone Wearing New Clothes (Female) English Transliteration

Abli wa akhliqi

Dua for Someone Wearing New Clothes (Female) English Translation

May you live so long that your dress gets worn out.

Umm Khalid (RA), daughter of Khalid Ibn Sayed (RA), said, 'A garment was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), with a black design on it. Then he said, "Who can we wear this dress?" When the Companions were silent, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Bring Umm Khalid." Then when I was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ), he put the garment on me with his own hands. Then he said twice- (The dua is mentioned above) This is what happened when Umme Khalid emigrated from Ethiopia to Medina with her father, when she was very young.

ReferenceBukhari: 5993

Hadith about the Dua

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اسْتَجَدَّ ثَوْبًا سَمَّاهُ بِاسْمِهِ، عِمَامَةً أَوْ قَمِيصًا أَوْ رِدَاءً، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ، أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهُ وَخَيْرَ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ وَكَانَ إِذَا خَلَقَ ثَوْبًا تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ ‏.‏

Translation

Abu Sa’id reported: When the Prophet (ﷺ) put on a new garment, he would name it—a turban, or shirt, or cloak—and 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.” Abu Sa’id said: When he put off a garment, he would give it in charity.

Frequently Asked Questions

If you spot someone in a new outfit, you can say: ""May Allah prolong your life so this clothing gets old, and may Allah bless you with even more after this."" Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu. Hope everyone’s well, try to pick up and remember this dua for new dress occasions.

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