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Allahumma Barik Lana meaning
Also written Allahumma barik lana, Allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana, Allahuma barik lana, Allahumma barik lana fi rajab, Allahumma barik lana fihi
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا
Allāhumma bārik lanā
“O Allah, bless us”
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Allahumma barik lana (اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا) means “O Allah, bless us”. It begins several duas: for food (fīmā razaqtanā), for milk (fīhi wa zidnā minh), for a city and its harvest, and the well-known Rajab dua. Their sources differ in strength, and each is listed below.
What Allahumma Barik Lana means
“O Allah, bless us” asks for barakah: that what we have lasts, grows and does good. The words that follow say what we want blessed: our food, our drink, our city, our time.
Word by word
| Arabic | Say | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| اللَّهُمَّ | Allāhumma | O Allah |
| بَارِكْ | bārik | bless |
| لَنَا | lanā | for us |
| فِيمَا | fīmā | in what |
| رَزَقْتَنَا | razaqtanā | You have provided us |
When to say it
- Before or after eating (the food dua).
- When drinking milk.
- In Rajab, looking ahead to Ramadan (the Rajab dua, with its weak chain noted).
- Any time, for your family, home and work.
How to reply
Those who hear a dua say āmīn.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīmā razaqtanā wa qinā ‘adhāban-nār
O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire. (Food; the chain is weak, but the meaning is sound.)
Ibn as-Sunni, ‘Amal al-Yawm wa al-Laylah (weak chain)
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa zidnā minh
O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it. (When given milk.)
Sunan Abi Dawud 3730; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3455
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْرًا مِنْهُ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa aṭ‘imnā khayran minh
O Allah, bless it for us and feed us with better than it. (When given other food.)
Sunan Abi Dawud 3730; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3455
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا
Allāhumma bārik lanā fī thamarinā, wa bārik lanā fī madīnatinā, wa bārik lanā fī ṣā‘inā, wa bārik lanā fī muddinā
O Allah, bless us in our fruit, bless us in our city, and bless us in our measures. (On the first fruit of the season.)
Sahih Muslim 1373
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي رَجَبٍ وَشَعْبَانَ وَبَلِّغْنَا رَمَضَانَ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fī Rajaba wa Sha‘bāna wa ballighnā Ramaḍān
O Allah, bless us in Rajab and Sha‘ban, and let us reach Ramadan.
Musnad Ahmad; al-Bayhaqi, Shu‘ab al-Iman (weak chain)
Where it comes from
In the hadith
When Allah feeds one of you, let him say “O Allah, bless it for us and feed us with better than it”; and when given milk, “O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it”, for nothing suffices for both food and drink except milk.
Sunan Abi Dawud 3730; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3455 (graded hasan by at-Tirmidhi)
The Prophet ﷺ said: Allāhumma bārik lanā fī Shāminā, Allāhumma bārik lanā fī Yamaninā (“O Allah, bless us in our Sham and our Yemen”).
Sahih al-Bukhari 1037
When people brought the first fruit of the season, he said the Medina dua above.
Sahih Muslim 1373
Common mistakes
- Treating the Rajab dua as a firm sunnah. Its chain is weak (one narrator, Za’idah ibn Abi ar-Ruqad, is weak). Scholars allow asking Allah for these things in your own words, without claiming the wording is from the Prophet ﷺ.
- Thinking “fima razaqtana” is in Bukhari or Muslim. It is in Ibn as-Sunni’s collection with a weak chain. The well-established food sunnah is to say bismillah before and alhamdulillah after.
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Frequently asked questions
What does allahumma barik lana mean?
“O Allah, bless us.” It begins several duas for food, drink, places and time.
What is the full dua allahumma barik lana fima razaqtana?
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīmā razaqtanā wa qinā ‘adhāban-nār: “O Allah, bless us in what You have provided us, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” Its chain is weak; the meaning is sound.
Is the dua allahumma barik lana fi rajab authentic?
It is in Musnad Ahmad and al-Bayhaqi with a weak chain. Many scholars say you may ask for its meaning, but should not attribute the wording firmly to the Prophet ﷺ.
What dua is said when drinking milk?
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa zidnā minh: “O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it” (Abu Dawud 3730; Tirmidhi 3455).
What is the difference between allahumma barik and allahumma barik lana?
Lanā means “for us”, so the dua includes yourself. Allahumma barik lahu / laha is for someone else.
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