Little Minarets

Family & kindness · 1 line · Tirmidhi 2035

Thanking someone: Jazakallahu khayran

When: Whenever someone does something kind for you

Say it together

  1. جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا

    Jazakallahu khayran

    May Allah reward you with good.

For parents & teachers

Teaching this dua

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that whoever is done a kindness and says Jazakallahu khayran has given the best of thanks. It turns "thank you" into a dua for the other person. Use it at home all day long, for passing the salt or helping with shoes, and children pick it up quickly. Encourage them to say it to teachers, grandparents and the person who holds the masjid door. When someone says it to your child, teach the easy reply: "Wa iyyakum", and you too.

By age: Ages 3 and up.

Word by word
jazakamay He reward you

جَزَاكَ

khayranwith good

خَيْرًا

Where it comes from

  • Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2035 (opens in a new tab) · narrated by Usamah ibn Zayd · graded sahih (al-Albani; at-Tirmidhi: hasan jayyid gharib). We show the words of the dua from the hadith.
  • Arabic as on sunnah.com. The meaning is our own wording for children; sunnah.com has a standard translation.
  • Checked by Ozair Ali.

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