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Wearing new clothes

Quick answer

O Allah (SWT), to You is the praise, You have clothed me with this. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it was made for, and I seek refuge from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.

When to recite

Recite this Wearing new clothes. Follow the wording and count shown in the cited source; no additional count is prescribed here.

Verified wording

The Arabic and meaning are paired with Sunan Abu Dawud 4020 (sahih). No special promise or count is added without a cited basis.

Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ
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Transliteration

Allahumma lakal-hamdu anta kasawtanihi, as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma suni'a lahu, wa a'udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lah

Meaning in English

O Allah (SWT), to You is the praise, You have clothed me with this. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it was made for, and I seek refuge from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.

Source: Sunan Abu Dawud 4020 (sahih)
Common questions
What does Wearing new clothes mean?

O Allah (SWT), to You is the praise, You have clothed me with this. I ask You for its goodness and the goodness of what it was made for, and I seek refuge from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.

When should I recite Wearing new clothes?

Recite this Wearing new clothes. Follow the wording and count shown in the cited source; no additional count is prescribed here.

What is the source for Wearing new clothes?

Sunan Abu Dawud 4020 (sahih).

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