Congratulating on a birth with gratitude to Allah

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 354

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 354

Congratulating on a birth with gratitude to Allah
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 434

۳۵۴. وَهَنَّأَ بِحَضْرَتِهِ عليه السلام رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا بِغُلَامٍ وُلِدَ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: لِيَهْنِئْكَ الْفَارسُ. فقال (عليه السلام) :

354. Someone congratulated another person in the presence of Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, on the birth of a son saying: Congratulations for getting a rider of horses. Then Amīr al-mu’minin said:

Ḥadīth 435

لَا تَقُلْ ذلِكَ، وَلكِنْ قُلْ: شَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ، وَبُورِكَ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ، وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ، وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ.

Do not say so; but say: You have occasion to be grateful to Allāh, the Giver, and be blessed with what you have been given. May he attain full life and may you be blessed with His devotion.