Dhikr and du‘a · When the moment comes
Congratulate newlyweds with 'Barakallahu lak'
- The practice
- Say 'Barakallahu lak' to a newly married person.
- When
- On hearing of or attending a marriage
- In daily life
- When the wedding photos land in the family WhatsApp group, or you hug the couple at the reception, say 'Barakallahu lak'. It's warmer than a generic 'congrats' and takes two seconds.
The source
رَأَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَثَرَ صُفْرَةٍ فَقَالَ " مَهْيَمْ ". أَوْ " مَهْ ". قَالَ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ. فَقَالَ " بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ أَوْلِمْ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ ".
“The Prophet ﷺ seeing a yellow mark (of perfume) on the clothes of `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf, said, "What about you?" `Abdur-Rahman replied, "I have married a woman with a Mahr of gold equal to a date-stone." The Prophet ﷺ said, "May Allah bestow His Blessing on you (in your marriage). Give a wedding banquet, (Walima) even with one sheep”Narrated by AnasSahih al-Bukhari 6386
The full hadith, with its chain and grading →Arabic: ara-bukhari · Translation: Muhsin Khan (eng-bukhari), from the eng-bukhari edition of hadith-api (public domain), sunnah.com numbering.
More Sunnahs like this
Remember Allah as you enter your homeWalking through your front doorMake du'a for someone who isn't thereAfter an obligatory prayer you chooseSay 'Inna lillah' and ask for something betterWhen bad news or a loss reaches youGreet the believers when you visit a graveyardEntering a graveyardAfter a bad dream: spit left, seek refuge, turn overWaking from a bad dreamAsk for guidance, piety, chastity and sufficiencyAfter an obligatory prayer you choose, or in sujud
Pick one
Uswa is a free app that helps you keep one small Sunnah at a time, with a reminder that restates your own plan. No ads, no subscriptions.
Get early accessSources: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and narrations of Jami at-Tirmidhi graded sahih or hasan sahih by al-Albani.