Dua before meeting Wife

Allah’s Messenger SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam said:

«‏ لَوْ أَنَّ أَحَدَهُمْ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ قَالَ بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا، فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ يُقَدَّرْ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ فِي ذَلِكَ، لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ شَيْطَانٌ أَبَدًا ‏».‏

Translation:

“If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual intercourse with his wife, says:

«بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ, اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا»

Bismillahe, Allahumma jannibnash shaitana wa jannebish shaitana ma razaqtana.

‘and if the couple are destined to have a child (out of that very sexual relation), then Satan will never be able to harm that child.” (Bukhari, Muslim)

Translation:

Oh Allah, keep the devil away from us and keep the devil away from that which You provide for us.

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