When a baby is born, ask Allah to protect the child and bless the family. The Quran records the dua of Maryam's mother over her newborn: wa inni u'idhuha bika wa dhurriyyataha minash-shaytanir-rajim. To congratulate the parents, many scholars recommend the words of al-Hasan al-Basri, Barakallahu laka fil-mawhubi lak.
وَإِنِّىٓ أُعِيذُهَا بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتَهَا مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
Wa innī uʿīdhuhā bika wa dhurriyyatahā minash-shayṭānir-rajīm
And I seek refuge for her in You and [for] her descendants from Satan, the expelled [from the mercy of Allah]. (For a boy, many say uʿīdhuhū bika wa dhurriyyatahū.)
Quran 3:36, translation by Sahih International
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ، وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ، وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ، وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ
Bārakallāhu laka fil-mawhūbi lak, wa shakartal-wāhib, wa balagha ashuddah, wa ruziqta birrah
May Allah bless you in the one given to you. May you thank the Giver, may the child reach full strength, and may you be granted their kindness.
The words of al-Hasan al-Basri, cited by al-Nawawi in al-Adhkar. Not a hadith of the Prophet ﷺ
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا
Bārakallāhu laka wa bāraka ʿalayk, wa jazākallāhu khayrā
May Allah bless you and shower blessings on you, and reward you with good.
Suggested by al-Nawawi in al-Adhkar as the reply
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Guide
When a baby is born, ask Allah to protect the child and bless the family. The Quran records the dua of Maryam's mother over her newborn: wa inni u'idhuha bika wa dhurriyyataha minash-shaytanir-rajim. To congratulate the parents, many scholars recommend the words of al-Hasan al-Basri, Barakallahu laka fil-mawhubi lak.
Aqiqah is recommended (mustahabb), not an emphasised sunnah. Two sheep or goats for a boy and one for a girl is the common practice, and one for a boy is also valid. It is best on the seventh day, otherwise the fourteenth or twenty-first.
There is no fixed wording from the Prophet ﷺ for congratulating parents on a birth. Al-Nawawi recommended the words of al-Hasan al-Basri (Dua 2), with the reply in Dua 3.4 A simple Barakallahu lakum and a dua for the mother's recovery are good too.
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Questions
Many scholars recommend Barakallahu laka fil-mawhubi lak, wa shakartal-wahib, wa balagha ashuddah, wa ruziqta birrah, the words of al-Hasan al-Basri. The parents reply Barakallahu laka wa baraka alayk.
The Quran's dua of Maryam's mother, wa inni u'idhuha bika wa dhurriyyataha minash-shaytanir-rajim (Quran 3:36), and the Prophet's protection dua for his grandsons (Bukhari 3371).
It is reported in Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi. Al-Tirmidhi graded it hasan sahih, others weakened it, and it is widely practised in the Hanafi school and others.
On the seventh day after birth, with the baby's head shaved and the name given. In the Hanafi school, the fourteenth or twenty-first day is next best.