Dua for Marriage
Dua 1: Words When Proposing Marriage
It is recommended to begin a marriage proposal by praising Allah, sending prayers upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and affirming the shahadah before stating the proposal.
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ❁ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ❁
Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, wa-ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluh.
I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (4840), Ibn Majah (1894) |
Dua 2: Khutbat al-Hajah Before the Marriage Contract
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught his Companions the Khutbat al-Hajah, which is recommended before the marriage contract.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ نَسْتَعِينُهُ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُهُ ❁ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا ❁ مَنْ يَهْدِهِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ ❁ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ ❁ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ❁ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ❁
﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَآءً وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِ وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا ❁﴾
﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ❁﴾
﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُواْ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا ❁ يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا ❁﴾
﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱتَّقُوا۟ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُم مِّن نَّفْسٍ وَٰحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَا وَبَثَّ مِنْهُمَا رِجَالًا كَثِيرًا وَنِسَآءً وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِى تَسَآءَلُونَ بِهِ وَٱلْأَرْحَامَ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَقِيبًا ❁﴾
﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ حَقَّ تُقَاتِهِ وَلَا تَمُوتُنَّ إِلَّا وَأَنتُم مُّسْلِمُونَ ❁﴾
﴿يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُواْ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا ❁ يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَن يُطِعِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ فَوْزًا عَظِيمًا ❁﴾
Al-ḥamdu li-Llāhi nastaʿīnuhu wa-nastaghfiruhu, wa-naʿūdhu bi-Llāhi min shurūri anfusinā. Man yahdihi Llāhu fa-lā muḍilla lahu, wa-man yuḍlil fa-lā hādiya lahu, wa-ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Llāhu, wa-ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa-rasūluh.
﴾Yā ayyuhā n-nāsu ttaqū Rabbakumu lladhī khalaqakum min nafsin wāḥidatin wa-khalaqa minhā zawjahā wa-baththa minhumā rijālan kathīran wa-nisā'an, wa-ttaqū Llāha lladhī tasā'alūna bihi wa-l-arḥāma, inna Llāha kāna ʿalaykum Raqībā﴿.
﴾Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū ttaqū Llāha ḥaqqa tuqātihi wa-lā tamūtunna illā wa-antum muslimūn﴿.
﴾Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū ttaqū Llāha wa-qūlū qawlan sadīdan, yuṣliḥ lakum aʿmālakum wa-yaghfir lakum dhunūbakum, wa-man yuṭiʿi Llāha wa-rasūlahu fa-qad fāza fawzan ʿaẓīmā﴿.
﴾Yā ayyuhā n-nāsu ttaqū Rabbakumu lladhī khalaqakum min nafsin wāḥidatin wa-khalaqa minhā zawjahā wa-baththa minhumā rijālan kathīran wa-nisā'an, wa-ttaqū Llāha lladhī tasā'alūna bihi wa-l-arḥāma, inna Llāha kāna ʿalaykum Raqībā﴿.
﴾Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū ttaqū Llāha ḥaqqa tuqātihi wa-lā tamūtunna illā wa-antum muslimūn﴿.
﴾Yā ayyuhā lladhīna āmanū ttaqū Llāha wa-qūlū qawlan sadīdan, yuṣliḥ lakum aʿmālakum wa-yaghfir lakum dhunūbakum, wa-man yuṭiʿi Llāha wa-rasūlahu fa-qad fāza fawzan ʿaẓīmā﴿.
All praise belongs to Allah. We seek His help and His forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evil of our souls. Whomever Allah guides, none can lead astray, and whomever He allows to go astray, none can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.
“O mankind, fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul, created from it its mate, and spread from the two of them many men and women. And fear Allah, in Whose name you ask one another, and honour the ties of kinship. Indeed, Allah is ever Watchful over you.” (4:1)
“O you who believe, fear Allah as He should be feared, and do not die except as Muslims.” (3:102)
“O you who believe, fear Allah and speak upright words. He will set right your deeds for you and forgive your sins. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a tremendous triumph.” (33:70–71)
“O mankind, fear your Lord, Who created you from a single soul, created from it its mate, and spread from the two of them many men and women. And fear Allah, in Whose name you ask one another, and honour the ties of kinship. Indeed, Allah is ever Watchful over you.” (4:1)
“O you who believe, fear Allah as He should be feared, and do not die except as Muslims.” (3:102)
“O you who believe, fear Allah and speak upright words. He will set right your deeds for you and forgive your sins. Whoever obeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly attained a tremendous triumph.” (33:70–71)
| Reference | Abu Dawud (2118), at-Tirmidhi (1105), Ibn Majah (1892) |
Dua 3: Congratulating the Newly Married Couple
Abu Hurayrah I reported that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ congratulated someone upon marriage, he would say:
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ ❁ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ ❁ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ ❁
Bāraka Llāhu laka, wa-bāraka ʿalayka, wa-jamaʿa baynakumā fī khayr.
May Allah bless you, shower His blessings upon you, and unite you both in goodness.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (2130), at-Tirmidhi (1091), Ibn Majah (1905) |
Dua 4: Asking Allah to Bless Both Spouses
It is recommended to say to the bride and groom:
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمَا فِي صَاحِبِهِ ❁ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ ❁
Bāraka Llāhu li-kulli wāḥidin minkumā fī ṣāḥibihi, wa-jamaʿa baynakumā fī khayr.
May Allah bless each of you in your spouse and unite you both in goodness.
| Reference | Kitab al-Adhkar |
Dua 5: Dua for One’s Bride
Amr ibn Shu’ayb I reported from his father, from his grandfather Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As I, that the Prophet ﷺ instructed a man who marries a woman to supplicate with the following words:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا ❁ وَخَيْرَ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ ❁ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا ❁ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ ❁
Allāhumma innī as'aluka khayrahā, wa-khayra mā jabaltahā ʿalayhi, wa-aʿūdhu bika min sharrihā, wa-min sharri mā jabaltahā ʿalayh.
O Allah, I ask You for the good in her and the good in the disposition You have given her. I seek refuge in You from the evil in her and the evil in the disposition You have given her.
| Reference | Abu Dawud (2160), Ibn Majah (1918) |
