”So give me from Yourself an heir. And make him, my Lord, pleasing [to You].”
فَهَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا
وَاجْعَلْهُ رَبِّ رَضِيًّا
Fahab lee min ladunka waliyyaa . Waj’alhu rabbi radiyyaa.
Surah Maryam ,verses 5-6
This dua can be recited
- To have a baby
- To make your children obedient,pious and righteous
- To have a safe pregnancy and delivery
This is the supplication of Prophet Zakariyya Alaihissalaam.
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Allah Subhaanahu wata’ala says in the Holy Quran:-
(2. A reminder of the mercy of your Lord to His servant Zakariyya.) (3. When he called his Lord with a call in secret.) (4. He said: “My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and gray hair has Ashta`al on my head, and I have never been unblessed in my invocation to You, O my Lord!”) (5. “And verily, I fear Mawali after me, and my wife is barren. So give me from Yourself an heir.”) (6. “Who shall inherit me, and inherit (also) the posterity of Ya`qub. And make him, my Lord, one with whom You are well-pleased!”)
The Story of Zakariyya Alaihissalaam and his Supplication for a son
He was a great Prophet from the Prophets of the Children of Israel. In Sahih Al-Bukhari, it is recorded that the Prophet said about Zakariyya Alaihissalaam that He was a carpenter who used to eat from what he earned with his own hand through carpentry.
Concerning Allah’s statement,
(When he called his Lord with a call in secret.) He only made his supplication secretly because it is more beloved to Allah. This is similar to what Qatadah said concerning this Ayah,
”Verily, Allah knows the pious heart and he hears the hidden voice.”
(He said: “My Lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble…”) meaning, “I have become weak and feeble in strength.”
(and gray hair has Ashta`al on my head,) means the gray hair has burned into the black hair. The intent is to inform of weakness and old age, and its external and internal traces.
(and I have never been unblessed in my invocation to You, O my Lord!) This means, “I have not experienced from You except that You would respond to my supplication and that You would never refuse me in whatever I ask of You.”
(And verily, I fear Mawali after me,) Mujahid, Qatadah and As-Suddi, all said, “In saying the word Mawali, he (Zakariyya) meant his succeeding relatives.” The reason for his fear was that he was afraid that the generation that would succeed him would be a wicked generation. Thus, he asked Allah for a son who would be a Prophet after him, who would guide them with his Prophethood and that which was revealed to him. In response to this I would like to point out that he was not afraid of them inheriting his wealth. For a Prophet is too great in status, and too lofty in esteem to become remorseful over his wealth in this fashion. A Prophet would not disdain to leave his wealth to his successive relatives, and thus ask to have a son who would receive his inheritance instead of them. This is one angle of argument.
The second argument is that Allah did not mention that Zakariyya Alaihissalaam was wealthy. On the contrary, he was a carpenter who ate from the earnings of his own hand. This type of person usually does not have a mass of wealth. Amassing wealth is not something normal for Prophets, for verily, they are the most abstentious in matters of this worldly life.
The third argument is that it is confirmed in the Two Sahihs, in more than one narration, that the Messenger of Allah said,
(We (the Prophets) do not leave behind inheritance (of wealth). Whatever we leave behind, then it is charity.)
Therefore, the meaning in these Hadiths restricts the meaning of Zakariyya Alaihissalaam ‘s statement,
(So give me from yourself an heir. Who shall inherit me,) inheritance of Prophethood.
(and make him, my Lord, one with whom You are well-pleased!) means “Make him pleasing to You (Allah) and your creation. Love him and make him beloved to your creatures, in both his religion and his character.”
(7. (Allah said:) “O Zakariyya! Verily, We give you the good news of a son, whose name will be Yahya. We have given that name to none before (him).”)
