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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

What type of duha do we read while taking bath on the 40th day after delivery.

Please reply me by today.

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Answer:

Dua when ghusl

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

There is no prescribed specific dua or supplication taught by the Messenger of Allah (saws) which a believer is required or obliged to recite before, during, or after one takes a full bath or ‘ghusl’ to purify oneself from sexual or ceremonial impurities (like menses, post-childbirth, etc.). One only needs to make an intention in ones heart that he/she wishes to purify him/herself, declare ‘Bismillah’, and perform the full bath or ‘ghusl’ according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws).

Although the making of a supplication is neither a condition nor an obligation for performing ‘ghusl’, if one wills one may make the supplication which the Prophet (saws) used to make regularly:

‘Allah hummaj alni minat tawwabeen, wajalni minal muta-tahhereen’

(O Allah make me amongst those who are constant in seeking repentance, and make me amongst those who keep themselves pure and clean.)

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan