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Asalam O Alaikum brother

Allahm dulilah i am a mother of two baby girls an now i am expecting athird one MashaAllah...

As u know our traditon everyone was expecting a baby boy ...Allham dullilah we trying to learn some knowledge of Islam and taking very regular classes of tafseer ..soo after that i never had this problem which i am going right now..
i always thought i am not going to find out the sex of the baby will keep it a suspense

but when i wnet to the dr i couldnt resisi and asked her and she told me may be a baby girl MashaAllah at taht i was very much normal and thanked God as my two elder kids walsays wanted a sis..not a bro but as the time is passing by i feel i cannot take this ,....now my question uis

Can i still pray knowing i have a baby girl may God deliver her in best of her health that Allah give me a healthy baby boy......bcoz i just asked one of my friend she siad u know u can never rely on these ultrasound machines...and u keep on parying til the baby is in ur hands..inshaallah..bcoz Allah has given us permission to ask his mercy now u tell me what to do may be i wil be okay in a day ortwos time but i realy wanted to know if i can stiil pray for a baby boy and what dua should i read ???

please help me in this matter and hide my name n email add...as my most of the family visits ur website regulary and take faidah from it
jazak Allah e khairan

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Answer:

Dua for boy

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 no one (no idol, no person,  no grave, no prophet,  no imam,  no dai,  nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.  

Your Question: Can i still pray knowing i have a baby girl may God deliver her in best of her health that Allah give me a healthy baby boy......bcoz i just asked one of my friend she siad u know u can never rely on these ultrasound machines...and u keep on parying til the baby is in ur hands..inshaallah..bcoz Allah has given us permission to ask his mercy now u tell me what to do

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 42 Surah Shuraa verses 49-50:

49      To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth.  He creates what He wills (and plans).  He bestows (children) male or female according to His Will (and Plan).  

50      Or He bestows both males and females, and He leaves barren whom He will: for He is Full of Knowledge and Power. 

Dear and Beloved Sister, Allah blesses with children, male and/or female, whomever He Wills and leaves barren whomever He Wills; these are amongst the Decrees of Allah Subhanah, and the Decrees of Allah Subhanah can never be changed or altered. 

There is a slight possibility that the doctor could have erred in his determination of the sex of the un-born child, thus unless and until you have actually delivered the baby there is absolutely no harm in imploring Allah Subhanah to provide for you whatever your heart desires.  It is only natural that after being blessed with two daughters through the Mercy of Allah, one would wish to have a boy in the family, and there is absolutely no harm in supplicating Allah Subhanah for a baby boy.

But when the mother delivers what the Lord Most Merciful has Decreed for her to deliver, one should be content, satisfied, and grateful at the gift and bounty of Allah Subhanah, and continue their supplication that He bless them with a boy in the family the next time, Insha Allah.

My beloved sister, although it is only natural for one who has been blessed with two daughters to seek to have a baby boy born in the family, I would just like to relate a beautiful narration from the Messenger of Allah (saws) whose words are so beautiful and so encouraging that every believing parent would wish that they were blessed with daughters!

Sunan of Abu-DawoodH adith 5128  Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri

The Prophet (saws) said: ‘If one cares for three daughters, disciplines them, marries them (properly), and does good to them, he will go to Paradise.’

If Allah Subhanah blesses one amongst His believing slaves with three daughters, one should love and nuture them well, for it may be that they might be the source of their entry into the everlasting and eternal Gardens of Paradise in the Hereafter.

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

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan