Here are some significant duas that can be recited during pregnancy, childbirth, and for the well-being of the child:
Dua for a Righteous Child
- رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
- Rabbi hab lee minas saaliheen
- Translation: “My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.”
Dua for Pure Children
- رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
- Rabbi Hab Lee Mil Ladunka D’urriyyatan T’ayyibah Innaka Samee-u’d Du’aa
- Translation: “Oh Allah bestow onto me from You, pure children. Verily you are the listener of du’aas…”
Dua for Comfort and Righteous Offspring
- رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامً
- Rabbana hab lana min ‘azwajina wathurriyyatina qurrata aAAyunin waijAAalna lilmuttaqeena imama
- Translation: “Our Lord Grant unto us wives and offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and give us (the grace) to lead the righteous….”
Dua for Ease During Childbirth
- اللّٰهُمَّ انی أسألك أن ترحمني برحمةٍ من عندك تُغنني بها عن رحمة من سواك وتيسر لي أمر الولادة
- Allahumma inni as’aluka an tarhamani bi-rahmatin min ‘indaka tughnini biha ‘an rahmati min siwak wa tayassir li amra al-wiladah
- Translation: “Oh Allah, I ask you to have mercy on me with a mercy from you that will make me free from the mercy of anyone else and make childbirth easy for me.”
Dua for Protection and Well-being
- إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ وَذُرِّيَّتِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
- Inni u’eedhuhaa bika wa dhurriyyatahaa minas shaytaanir rajeem
- Translation: “And I command her and her offspring to Thy protection, from the evil one, the rejected”.
Dua for Forgiveness and Protection
- رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۚ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
- Rabbana la tu’akhidhna in nasi-na aw akhta-na. Rabbana wa la tahmil alay-na is-ran kama hamaltahu alal-ladheena min qablina. Rabbana wa la tuhammil-na ma la taqata lana bihi. Wa’fu anna wa-ghfir lana war-hamna. Anta maw-lana fansurna alal-qawmil-kafirin
- Translation: “Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not burden us as You have burdened those before us. Our Lord, do not impose upon us that which we do not have the strength to bear. Pardon us, forgive us, have mercy on us. You are our protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.”
These duas can provide comfort, protection, and blessings during the journey of pregnancy and childbirth.
