Dua for Wealth
3 Ways to Seek Increase and Barakah
Wealth is a blessing when it is lawful and used well, and the believer turns to Allah both to grant it and to bless it. The dua for wealth draws on a supplication the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) made for one of his companions, asking Allah to increase his wealth and children and to bless him in all that He gave. It teaches the believer to seek not only increase in wealth, but barakah within it, for wealth without blessing brings no true good, while a little with barakah is a treasure.
This guide explains the dua for wealth, the meaning of asking Allah for increase and blessing, and three ways to seek both increase and barakah, so that the believer may seek lawful wealth from Allah while asking Him to place barakah within it, valuing the blessing in provision above its mere amount.
The Meaning of the Dua for Wealth
The dua for wealth comes from a supplication the Prophet (pbuh) made for his servant Anas ibn Malik, when Anas’s mother asked the Prophet (pbuh) to pray for him. He asked Allah to increase his wealth and children, and crucially, to bless him in all that He gave. Anas later said that he became among the wealthiest of his people and was blessed with many descendants, and he attributed it to this prayer. The dua teaches the believer to ask Allah both to grant wealth and to place His blessing within it.
Notice that the dua does not ask for wealth alone, but pairs it with barakah, the blessing of Allah. This is the key, for wealth without barakah can bring worry, harm and emptiness, while wealth with barakah brings benefit, contentment and good. The believer who makes this dua seeks not just to have more, but to have good in what they have, asking Allah to make their provision a source of benefit in this life and reward in the next.
وَبَارِكْ لَهُ فِيمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ
Wa barik lahu fima a‘taytah
And bless him in what You have given him
Three Ways to Seek Increase and Barakah
The believer seeks both increase and blessing in wealth by turning to Allah and using provision well. These three ways bring increase and barakah.
- Ask Allah for increase and blessing, seeking not just more wealth but barakah within it.
- Earn through lawful means, for there is no true blessing in forbidden wealth.
- Give charity and gratitude, for charity purifies wealth and gratitude brings its increase.
لَئِنْ شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ
La’in shakartum la’azidannakum
If you are grateful I will surely increase you in blessings
Seeking Blessed Wealth from Allah
It is natural to wish for more, but the believer learns to seek something better than mere abundance: wealth that carries the blessing of Allah. The dua for wealth asks Allah for increase and barakah together, knowing that provision without blessing brings no true good. Joined with lawful earning, charity and gratitude, this dua seeks wealth that benefits in this life and earns reward in the next, valuing the barakah within provision above its amount, and trusting Allah to grant what is truly best.
This supplication pairs naturally with the dua for rizq that seeks provision from the best of providers, and the dua for barakah. Together they help the believer seek lawful, blessed wealth from Allah, valuing the blessing in provision above its mere amount.
Wealth without barakah brings no true good, so the believer asks Allah for both increase and blessing. Learn the provision duas with us on YouTube, where the supplications are recited aloud, on X for a reminder to seek barakah in wealth, and on Pinterest where readers share how they seek blessed provision from Allah.
Frequently Asked Questions
The dua for wealth is Allahumma akthir malahu wa waladahu, wa barik lahu fima a‘taytahu, asking Allah for increase in wealth and children and blessing in what He gives. The Prophet (pbuh) made it for his servant Anas.
Say it when seeking increase and blessing in your provision, asking Allah both to grant wealth and to place barakah within it. It seeks blessed wealth rather than mere abundance.
Because wealth without barakah can bring worry and harm, while wealth with the blessing of Allah brings benefit and good. The believer seeks good in what they have, not just to have more.
Yes, seeking lawful wealth is allowed and can be a means of good, especially when used in charity and obedience to Allah. Islam encourages earning through halal means while asking Allah for barakah.
Earn through lawful means, give charity which purifies wealth, and be grateful, for gratitude brings increase. Asking Allah for blessing in your provision invites His barakah.
The dua for rizq seeks provision from the best of providers, and the dua for barakah seeks blessing in all of life. Together with the dua for wealth, they seek lawful, blessed provision from Allah.