For a man or boy
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُ
Allāhumma bārik lahū
O Allah, bless him.
Dua for blessing
Allahumma barik, and how to reply.
Allahumma barik means "O Allah, bless". Say it when you see something you admire in someone, so your admiration becomes a dua for them instead of a harm. The reply is wa fik barakallah, or simply ameen.
For a woman or girl
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهَا
Allāhumma bārik lahā
O Allah, bless her.
Dua for blessing
For a group
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ
Allāhumma bārik lahum
O Allah, bless them.
Dua for blessing
Said to the person
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ
Bārakallāhu fīk
May Allah bless you.
Fik to a man, fiki to a woman, fikum to a group
The replyThe reply
وَفِيكَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ
Wa fīka bārakallāh
And may Allah bless you too.
Reported from Aishah
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Guide
Meaning, use and source.
Allahumma barik (اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ) is a short dua: "O Allah, bless". You add who it is for: lahu (him), laha (her), lahum (them) or fihi (in it). Muslims say it on seeing a new baby, a new home, someone's success or anything beautiful, so that admiring it becomes a prayer for it.
Why: the evil eye
The Prophet ﷺ said: "The evil eye is real" (Sahih Muslim 2188). Amir ibn Rabi'ah once admired Sahl ibn Hunayf as he bathed, and Sahl fell ill. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Why would one of you kill his brother? If you see something you like, why did you not pray for blessing on it?" (Muwatta Malik and Sunan Ibn Majah, from Abu Umamah ibn Sahl). So when something impresses you, say a dua for blessing. Many people say mashallah together with it: "mashallah, allahumma barik", or "mashallah tabarakallah".
Blessing dua the Prophet ﷺ made
The Prophet ﷺ prayed for his servant Anas: "O Allah, increase his wealth and children, and bless him in what You have given him" (Sahih al-Bukhari, from Anas). Guests can say "Allahumma barik lahum fima razaqtahum, waghfir lahum warhamhum": "O Allah, bless them in what You have provided them, forgive them and have mercy on them" (Sahih Muslim 2042).
How to reply to allahumma barik
When someone makes a blessing dua for you, return it:
- Wa fik barakallah ("and may Allah bless you"). Aishah, told that people had said "barakallahu fikum" for a gift she sent, replied "wa fihim barakallah", "and may Allah bless them" (reported by an-Nasa'i in Amal al-Yawm wal-Laylah, and Ibn as-Sunni).
- Ameen, accepting the dua.
- Jazakallah khair, thanking them.
Spellings
Allahumma barik, allahuma barik, allah humma barik and allahumma baarik are the same phrase. Barakallahu feek, barakallah fik and barak Allah feekum are the second form, said straight to the person.
- Sahih Muslim 2188.
- Muwatta Malik, Kitab al-Ayn; Sunan Ibn Majah, Kitab at-Tibb, from Abu Umamah ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf.
- Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab ad-Daawat, from Anas ibn Malik.
- Sahih Muslim 2042.
- An-Nasa'i, Amal al-Yawm wal-Laylah; Ibn as-Sunni, Amal al-Yawm wal-Laylah, from Aishah.
Questions
Good to know.
What does allahumma barik mean?
O Allah, bless. Allahumma barik lahu means O Allah, bless him, and allahumma barik laha means O Allah, bless her.
What is the reply to allahumma barik?
Wa fik barakallah (and may Allah bless you too), or ameen. Jazakallah khair is also a good reply.
When should I say allahumma barik?
When you see something you admire in someone else or in what they have, such as a baby, a home or an achievement. It protects from the evil eye.
Is allahumma barik the same as mashallah?
They are said together but are different. Mashallah means Allah has willed it. Allahumma barik is a dua asking Allah to bless it.