Section: Duas for Child Safety and Divine Protection

360. Hadith on Satan Touching Newborn Babies Islam

Narrated by Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When any human being is born. Satan touches him at both sides of the body with his two fingers, except Esa (As), the son of Mary, whom Satan tried to touch but failed, for he touched the placenta-cover instead."

ReferenceBukhari: 3286
361. Best Authentic Islamic Dua for Newborn Baby

It is narrated on the authority of Husain (RA) that he went to teach a man how to give greetings and said, You will say:

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ

بَارَكَ اللّٰهُ لَكَ فِى الْمَوْهُوْبِ لَكَ وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ وَبَلَغَ اَشُدَّهٗ وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهٗ

BaarakAllahu laka fil-mawhoobi laka, wa shakartal-waahiba, wa balagha 'ashuddahu, wa ruziqta birrahu.

Translation

May Allah bless you with His gift to you, and may you (the new parent) give thanks (to Allah - the giver), may the child reach the maturity of years, and may you be granted its righteousness.

ReferenceSahih (Albani). Abu Dawood: 441
362. Best Islamic Dua for a Newborn Baby's Father

It is better to give such a reply to the greeter -

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا وَرَزَقَكَ اللَّهُ مِثْلَهُ وَأَجْزَلَ اللَّهُ ثَوَابَكَ

بَارَكَ اللّٰهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَزَاكَ اللّٰهُ خَيْرًا وَرَزَقَكَ اللّٰهُ مِثْلَهٗ وَاَجْزَلَ اللّٰهُ ثَوَابَكَ

Baarakallahu laka wa baaraka 'alayka, wa jazaakAllahu khayran, wa razaqakAllahu mithlahu, wa 'ajzalallahu thawaabaka

Translation

May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and may Allah reward you well and bestow upon you its like and reward you abundantly.

ReferenceThis is what Imam Nawabi in his Al-Azkar text p. 256/349 mentioned
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