Dua for Wearing New Clothes
Source: Sunan Ibn Majah 3555
(اِلْبَسْجَدِيداًوَعِشْحَمِيداًوَمُتْشَهِيداً).
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Transliteration
Ilbas jadeedan, wa 'ish hameedan, wa mut shaheedan.
Translation
Wear new, live commendably, and die a martyr.
Context
This is a supplication the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would make for those wearing new garments. It's a beautiful prayer for a life of good deeds and a noble end.
Benefit
It encapsulates a comprehensive prayer for the wearer: to enjoy the new, to live a life pleasing to Allah, and to attain the highest station of martyrdom.
When to Recite
When putting on new clothes.