Congratulations and Mubarak to you and your family on the the great gift that you have been blessed with from the Almighty. In this article we share some best practices and beneficial Duas and Suras that you can recite throughout your pregnancy for both you and your baby to ensure a healthy pregnancy and successful delivery.  

Express gratitude for your pregnancy

When your pregnancy has been confirmed by a home pregnancy test and/or a doctor, the first priority is for the expecting parents to thank the Creator.  Muslims are required to express their gratitude to Allah (swt) for this great blessing. Gratitude may be expressed in the following ways:

• Pray two Rak‘aat of Salaat al-Shukr (nafl). While in Sajdah, make abundant Dua’.
• Recite the following Dua’ very frequently:

Allahummâ Lakal Hamdû Wa Laka-Shukr
O Allah! All praises are due to You alone and I express my gratitude unto You alone

Rabbi Hab Liy Min-Ladunka Zurriyatan-Tayyibah Innaka Sam‘iud-Du’aa
O my Lord! Bless me from your side with pure children. Verily You are all-hearing of the Du’aa.

Share the good news of your pregnancy

Of course this is wonderful joyous news that needs to be shared – but do it carefully. Informing close relatives immediately is fine, but consider delaying the official pregnancy announcement until after the third month check up. 

When you do announce it, please be mindful and sensitive to those who are struggling to start or grow their family. Many people beseech Allah (swt) throughout their lives for pious children but He has destined otherwise.

Recite these Suras throughout pregnancy

Sura Yaseen for Allah’s protection

Sura Maryam for ease during labor

Sura Luqmaan for baby’s development

Sura Muhammad for Allah’s protection

Sura Yusuf for good physical appearance

Ayat ul Kursi for Allah’s protection

Make these duas regularly

وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا ۖ حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا ۖ وَحَمْلُهُ وَفِصَالُهُ ثَلَاثُونَ شَهْرًا ۚ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً قَالَ رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ –

AhQaf 46:15

And We have enjoined upon man, to his parents, good treatment. His mother carried him with hardship and gave birth to him with hardship, and his gestation and weaning [period] is thirty months. [He grows] until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years, he says, “My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.”

رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ

Ibrahim 14:40

My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.

إِذْ قَالَتِ امْرَأَتُ عِمْرَانَ رَبِّ إِنِّي نَذَرْتُ لَكَ مَا فِي بَطْنِي مُحَرَّرًا فَتَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Imran 3:35

[Mention, O Muhammad], when the wife of ‘Imran said, “My Lord, indeed I have pledged to You what is in my womb, consecrated [for Your service], so accept this from me. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.”

هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا رَبَّهُ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ

Imran 3:38

At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, “My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.”

رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ

-التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Baqarah 2:128

Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ –

Saffat 37:100

“My Lord, grant me [a child] from among the righteous.”

وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا –

Furqan 25:74

And those who say, “Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.”

A’oodhu bikalimmatillaahit taammmaati min sharri maa khalaqa

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of that which He has created

Hasbunallaahu wa ni’imal wakeel

Allah suffices us and He is the best guardian

Inni u’eedhuhaa bika wa dhurriyyatahaa minas shaytaanir rajeem

And I command her and her offspring to Thy protection, from the evil one, the rejected

Don’t forget to continuously make dua’ for your children as they grow. 

As a parent, your dua’s are always accepted, so it’s important to make it a daily habit. Use your own words, dua’s from the ahadeeth or Qur’an, the important thing is to make each dua’ sincere and heartfelt for your child. To learn some of the best ways to make dua’ for your children, read how the Prophets (peace be upon them all) used to supplicate for their offspring.

Ask Allah (swt) for ease during labor

It is mentioned that Fatima (ra) reports that:

When it was time for her to deliver her child, Rasulullah (pbuh) sent Salma (ra) and Zainab (ra) to me with the instruction that they read Aayatul Kursi,  Al-Falaq and An-naas and the following verses for easy delivery:

إِنَّ رَبَّكُمُ اللَّهُ الَّذِي خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ فِي سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ عَلَى الْعَرْشِ يُغْشِي اللَّيْلَ النَّهَارَ يَطْلُبُهُ حَثِيثًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ وَالنُّجُومَ مُسَخَّرَاتٍ بِأَمْرِهِ ۗ أَلَا لَهُ الْخَلْقُ وَالْأَمْرُ ۗ تَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ 

Al-Araf 7:54

Indeed, your Lord is Allah, who created the heavens and earth in six days and then established Himself above the Throne. He covers the night with the day, [another night] chasing it rapidly; and [He created] the sun, the moon, and the stars, subjected by His command. Unquestionably, His is the creation and the command; blessed is Allah, Lord of the worlds.

ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً ۚ إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ 

Al-Araf 7:55

Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors.

وَزَكَرِيَّا إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُ رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ –

Anbiyaa 21:89

And [mention] Zechariah, when he called to his Lord, “My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while you are the best of inheritors.”