Marriage Duas: Authentic Supplications for Couples
Marriage in Islam begins and is sustained with dua. These are the authentic supplications from the Quran and Sunnah — to congratulate a couple, to say when you come to your spouse, before intimacy, and for a blessed family — each with its meaning and exact reference so you can be sure of what you're reciting.
Direct answer
What is the dua for a newly married couple?
The Sunnah dua is: 'Baraka Allahu laka, wa baraka ʿalayka, wa jamaʿa baynakuma fi khayr' — 'May Allah bless you, shower His blessings upon you, and join you together in goodness' (Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi 1091).
The core marriage duas from the Sunnah are: congratulating the couple with 'Baraka Allahu laka, wa baraka ʿalayka, wa jamaʿa baynakuma fi khayr' (Tirmidhi 1091); the supplication when entering upon a spouse (Abi Dawud 2160); the dua before intimacy, 'Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ash-shaytan...' (Bukhari 141; Muslim 1434); and the Quranic dua for a blessed family in Surah Al-Furqan 25:74.
- Congratulate with 'Baraka Allahu laka...' — not just for the husband
- There is a Sunnah dua when entering upon your spouse
- Saying 'Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ash-shaytan...' before intimacy is protection
- Quran 25:74 asks for spouses and children who are a comfort
- Each dua here is given with its exact reference
The Marriage Duas
To congratulate the newlyweds
“Baraka Allahu laka, wa baraka ʻalayka, wa jamaʻa baynakuma fi khayr.”
May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and join you together in goodness.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught this to say to someone who has just married.
Jamiʿ at-Tirmidhi 1091When entering upon your spouse
“Allahumma inni as'aluka khayraha wa khayra ma jabaltaha ʻalayh, wa aʻudhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ma jabaltaha ʻalayh.”
O Allah, I ask You for the good in her and the good of the disposition You gave her, and I seek refuge in You from the evil in her and the evil of the disposition You gave her.
A supplication to say when a spouse comes to their partner; the husband places his hand on the wife's forehead and supplicates for blessing.
Sunan Abi Dawud 2160Before intimacy
“Bismillah. Allahumma jannibna ash-shaytana, wa jannib ish-shaytana ma razaqtana.”
In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Shaytan away from us, and keep Shaytan away from what You bless us with.
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم taught that saying this before intimacy is a protection.
Sahih al-Bukhari 141; Sahih Muslim 1434For a righteous spouse and family (from the Quran)
“Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata aʻyunin, wajʻalna lil-muttaqina imama.”
Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes, and make us a model for the righteous.
A supplication of the righteous servants of the Most Merciful.
Quran — Surah Al-Furqan 25:74Marriage in the Quran
The Quran frames marriage with striking tenderness. Spouses are described as “garments” for one another — a source of comfort, closeness, and protection (Quran 2:187). And among the signs of God is “that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you love and mercy” (Quran 30:21). These verses, alongside the dua of Surah Al-Furqan 25:74, are why so many couples anchor their marriage in the words of revelation.
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