#151
أَبْلَ وَأَخْلَقْ
Transliteration
Abla wa akhlaq
Translation
May you live so long that your dress gets worn out.
Dua #151•Bukhari: 5993
Prayer for a Brother in His New Outfit (Male)
New Dress DuaMasnun DuaClothes DuaLong Life PrayerSunnah Dua
Benefits & Virtues
When a Muslim brother wears something new, say this Sunnah prayer. You ask Allah to give him long life and good health. May he live until his dress becomes old.
- This prayer wishes your brother a long life. You want him to live until the cloth wears out.
- The Prophet said this to make a child happy when she wore a new garment. You follow his Sunnah.
- When you pray for new dress, it shows love. Muslims become closer to each other.
- Allah gave us clothes as a gift. This reminds the person to say thank you to Allah.
- Barakah enters the life of the one wearing new clothes through this dua.
Common Questions
Say *Abla wa akhlaq* when your brother has a new outfit. This short masnoon dua asks Allah: let him live long enough to make the dress old.
It means: May you live so long your dress wears out. You make dua for someone wearing new clothes to have many years of life.
Yes. The Hadith tells us the Prophet said this to a young girl called Umm Khalid. Use this dua for new dress for males and females.
If you don't know Arabic, say the meaning in English. But learning the short Arabic words is best to follow Sunnah for the dua for new cloathes.
Yes. This wearing new clothes dua is Sahih. Sahih al-Bukhari has it, so it is very strong and you can trust it.
Say it right away when you see your friend, son, or brother in new clothes. It is a nice greeting with barakah.
Yes. There is a dua for yourself when dressing up. But *Abla wa akhlaq* is the dua for someone wearing new clothes when you look at them.