FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-502 : UCAPAN DOA DAN TAHNIAH SEMPENA KELAHIRAN ANAK
Does Islam teach a specific greeting or supplication for someone who has just had a baby?
Short answer
Supplicating for a newborn and its parents is a good practice based on the example of the Prophet ﷺ. According to Imam al-Nawawi in al-Adzkar, it is recommended to congratulate a person who has received a birth, and the one congratulated is recommended to reply with a good…
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Supplicating for a newborn and its parents is a good practice based on the example of the Prophet ﷺ. According to Imam al-Nawawi in al-Adzkar, it is recommended to congratulate a person who has received a birth, and the one congratulated is recommended to reply with a good supplication. This recommendation is not limited to the parents but extends to related parties such as siblings, and it is fulfilled by any good supplication for the parents and child.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Disunatkan untuk mengucapkan tahniah kepada orang yang menerima kelahiran.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-502 : UCAPAN DOA DAN TAHNIAH SEMPENA KELAHIRAN ANAK”, 22 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4465-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-502-ucapan-doa-dan-tahniah-sempena-kelahiran-anak. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/congratulations-and-dua-for-newborn-child/