Question:
I am 3 months pregnant and i wish to know what duas i can recite continuously during my pregnancy for a healthy and pious baby.
Also what sunnah the Prophet SAW gave to pregnant women eg: what to eat, drink and how to carry about yourself during pregnancy.
Answer:
Wa Alaikum As Salaam,
Recite the following 3 times after every Salaah.
Rabbi la Tazarni farda wa anta khairul waaritheen. (Surah Ambiya ver. 89).
Good and righteous children will be granted Insha Allah. (Aamaal Quraani-pg.16)
During pregnancy, eat and drink that which is healthy and beneficial for you and the child (in your womb).
It is narrated from the Prophet (SAS) that he said, ‘Feed quince (hard yellow apple like fruit) to your women folk when they are pregnant, for it makes the heart tender and makes it better’.(Tibban Nabi pg. 68).
Besides this, it is encouraged that during pregnancy, the mother should engage herself in much zikr and recitation of the Quran. This will not only help in pregnancy and delivery, but will also have good effects on the child which is in the womb.
And Allah knows best,
Mufti Waseem Khan
12/3/2013