IT IS MUSTAḤABB at the beginning to hold him or her by the forelock and to say: “O Allah, I ask You for the goodness in him and the good with which he was created; and I seek Your protection from the evil in him and the evil with which he was created.”
Allāhumma innī as’aluka khayrahu wa khayra mā jubila ‘alayh, wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharrihi wa sharra mā jubila ‘alayh.
We have cited in the chapter on the adhkār of marriage the hadiths relating to similar matters that are found in the Sunan of Abū Dāwūd and other sources. When repaying a debt one should say: ‘May Allah bless you in your family and wealth,’ and: ‘May He reward you with goodness.’
Bāraka-llāhu laka fī ahlika wa mālik.
Jazāka khayrā.