Saturday, December 15, 2012

Dought & clear - Is there a du‘aa’ that a pregnant woman may say for herself or for her baby?

If a woman finds out that she is pregnant, what can she do so that the
baby will be fine? In other words are there any adhkaar that she can
say during these nine months?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We do not know of any du'aa's in the saheeh Sunnah that are
specifically for the pregnant woman or the baby. Whatever has been
narrated concerning that is eitherfabricated or has been compiled by
some scholars from verses and du'aa's that are suited tothe occasion,
without attributing any of that toIslamic teachings per se.
1. Example of a fabricated report
There is a report which says that when the time of birth drew near for
Faatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), the Messenger of Allah
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed Umm Salamahand
Zaynab bint Jahsh tocome and recite beside her Aayat al-Kursi and the
verse "Indeed your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens andthe
earth…" [al-A'raaf 7:54, Yoonus 10:3], and to recite al-Mu'awwidhatayn
(the last two soorahs). But this is a fabricated hadeeth. See:
al-Kalim at-Tayyib (p. 161) by Ibn Taymiyah, annotated by al-Albaani.
2. Example of ijtihaad
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him)
was asked: Are there any verses that may be recited for the purpose of
making childbirth easier for the woman?
He replied:
I do not know of anything of that nature in the Sunnah, but if
yourecite over the pregnant woman who is in labour that which speaks
of things being made easier, such as the verse (interpretation of the
meaning): "Allaah intends for you ease, and He does not want to make
things difficult for you"[al-Baqarah 2:185]; and that which speaks
ofchildbirth and delivery, such as the verse (interpretation of the
meaning): "And no female conceives or gives birth, but with His
Knowledge" [Faatir 35:11] – this will be beneficial; it has been tried
and tested, by Allah's leave. The entire Qur'an is healing; if the
reciter and the one to whom it is recited believe in its impact then
it must inevitably have an effect, because Allah, may He be glorified
and exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): "And We send down
from the Qur'an that which is a healing and a mercy to those who
believe (in Islamic Monotheism and act on it), and it increases the
Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers) nothing but loss" [al-Isra'
17:82]. This verseis general in meaning; healing and mercy includes
healing of hearts from the diseases of doubt and desire, as well as
the healing of bodies from physical disease. End quote.
Fataawa Noor 'ala ad-Darb, tape no. 257, side A.
http://www.ibnothaimeen.com/all/noor/article_1210.shtml
The prayer of a mother for her child is answered, so there is thehope
that the prayer of the pregnant woman forher baby will be accepted by
Allah, may He be exalted, if she fulfills the conditions of
supplication and avoids any impediments to it receiving a response.
She should offer a great deal of supplication, asking for the baby's
well being and that he be righteous, guided and enabled to do good,and
that he will honour his parents.
And Allah knows best.

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