Allah

Allah

Mar 1, 2011

Invocations:

Invocation when getting dressed

" الْحَمْدُ للهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي هَذَا (الثَّوبَ) وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ".

5. Alhamdu lillaahil-lathee kasaanee haathaa (aththawba) wa razaqaneehi min ghayri hawlim-minnee wa laa quwwatin.

Praise is to Allah Who has clothed me with this (garment) and provided it for me, though I was powerless myself and incapable

Reference: Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, At-Tirmithi. See also 'Irwa'ul-Ghalil 7/47.

Invocation when putting on new clothes

"اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ".

6. Allaahumma lakal-hamdu 'Anta kasawtaneehi, 'as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri maa suni'a lahu, wa 'a'oothu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lahu.

O Allah, praise is to You. You have clothed me. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it has been made for, and I seek Your protection from the evil of it and the evil of what it has been made for.

Reference: Abu Dawud and At-Tirmithi. See also Al-Albani, Mukhtasar Shamd'il At-Tirmithi, p. 47.

Invocations for someone who has put on new clothes

"تُبْلِي وَيُخْلِفُ اللهُ تَعَالَى".

7. Tublee wa yukhliful-laahu ta'aalaa.

May Allah replace it when it is worn out.

Reference: Abu Dawud 4/41. See also Al-Albani Sahih Abu Dawud 2/760.

"الْبَسْ جَدِيداً، وَعِشْ حَمِيداً، وَمُتْ شَهِيداً".

8. Ilbas jadeedan, wa 'ish hameedan, wa mut shaheedan.

Put on new clothes , live a praise-worthy life and die as a martyr.

Reference: Ibn Majah 2/1178, Al-Baghawi 12/41. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 2/275

What to say when undressing

"بِسْمِ اللهِ".

9. Bismillaahi

In the Name of Allah.

Reference: At-Tirmithi 2/505, among others. See 'Irwa'ul Ghalil no. 49 and Sahihul-Jami' 3/203

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