Islamic Wedding Invocations: Blessings and Prayers for a Happy Muslim Marriage

There are three options

• The person who offers the invocation may use their own words
• Or invocations may be taken from the Quran
• Or invocations may be taken from the Sunnah

The Power of Personal Prayers: Invoking Blessings in Your Own Words

It is always possible to offer an invocation using one’s own words. The words must be sincere and the believer must make a heartfelt request.

The believer must also try to speak in clear and concise terms when invoking the Creator. 

You should follow the rules and requirements for invocations described in the guide on invocations provided by Nikahcontract.com.

Invoking Allah’s Grace with Rabbana Duas for a Harmonious Islamic Marriage

In Arabic, the term “Rabbana Dua” means “Our Lord,” 

A series of 40 verses from the Quran that begin with this phrase are called the Rabbana Duas. They are succinct supplications, which are eloquent and relevant to daily life. No Rabbana Duas are directly related to marriage, but some of them may be used for this purpose.

Examples of Rabbana Duas for a Blessed Wedding and Beyond

“My Lord, I am in dire need of whatever good you might send down to me”(Quran 28:24)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir

 ‘’Our Lord, grant us delight in our spouses and our children, and make us a good example for the righteous’’
(Quran 25-74)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a`yunin wa j`alna li l-muttaqina imama

‘’And admit them, Our Lord, into the Gardens of Eternity, which You have promised them, and the righteous among their parents, and their spouses, and their offspring. You are indeed the Almighty, the Most Wise.
And shield them from evil deeds. Whomever You shield from the evil deeds, on that Day, You have had mercy on him.‘’(Quran 40:8 and 40:9)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana wa adkhilhum jannati `adnin al-lati wa`adttahum wa man salaha min aba-ihim wa azwajihim wa dhurriyyatihim innaka anta l-`azizu l-hakimu, wa qihimu sayyi-ati wa man taqi sayyi-ati yawma idhin fa-qad rahimtah wa dhalika huwa l-fawzu l-`azim

“Our Lord, accept it from us, You are the Hearer, the Knower”
(Quran 2:127)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka anta s-sami¨ul-l-alim

“Our Lord, do not cause our hearts to swerve after You have guided us, and bestow on us mercy from Your presence; You are the Giver”
(Quran 3:8)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba’da idh hadaytana wa hab Iana min ladunka rahmatan innaka anta I-wahhab

“Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us our sins, and save us from the suffering of the Fire”
(Quran 3:16)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana innana amanna fa-ghfir lana dhunubana wa qina `adhaba n-nar

‘’Our Lord, we have believed, so count us among the witnesses‘’
(Quran 5:83)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana amanna fa-ktubna ma`a sh-shahidin

‘’Our Lord, give us mercy from Yourself, and bless our affair with guidance’’(Quran 18:10)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana atina min l-ladunka rahmatan wa hayyi lana min amrina rashada

‘’Our Lord, in You we trust, and to You we repent, and to You is the ultimate resort’’(Quran 60:4)
Phonetic Arab :Rabbana `alayka tawakkalna wa ilayka anabna wa ilayka l-massir

“Our Lord, grant us delight in our spouses and our children, and make us a good example for the righteous”
(Quran 25:74)
Phonetic Arab :‘Ūlā’ika Yujzawna Al-Ghurfata Bimā Şabarū Wa Yulaqqawna Fīhā Taĥīyatan Wa Salāmāan

1 – Seeking the Right Partner: An Invocation for Guidance in Muslim Marriage

Jabir ibn Abd Allah (may Allah be satisfied with him) reports that the Prophet صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم taught them invocations for guidance in the same way he taught them verses from the Quran. 

He said to them: “If any one of you thinks of doing any job he should offer a two-Rakat prayer other than the compulsory ones and say: ‘O Allah! I ask guidance from Your knowledge, And Power from Your Might and I ask for Your great blessings. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not and You know the unseen. O Allah! If You know that this job (state specifically what it is) is good for my religion and my subsistence and in my Hereafter, then You ordain it for me and make it easy for me to get, And then bless me in it, and if You know that this job is harmful to me In my religion and subsistence and in the Hereafter, then keep it away from me and let me be away from it. And ordain for me whatever is good for me, And make me satisfied with it.”

( Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 717 )

-وعن جابر رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يعلمنا الإستخارة في الأمور كلها كالسورة من القرآن ، يقول ‏:‏ إذا همّ أحدكم بالأمر، فليركع ركعتين من غير الفريضة، ثم ليقل، اللهم إني أستخيرك بعلمك، وأستقدرك بقدرتك، وأسألك من فضلك العظيم؛ فإنك تقدر ولا أقدر وتعلم ولا أعلم، وأنت علام الغيوب‏.‏ اللهم إن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمر خير لي في ديني ومعاشي وعاقبة أمري‏”‏ أو قال‏:‏ ‏”‏عاجل أمري وآجله ، فاقدره لي ويسره لي، ثم بارك لي فيه، وإن كنت تعلم أن هذا الأمر شر لي في ديني ومعاشي وعاقبة أمري‏”‏ أو قال‏:‏ ‏”‏عاجل أمري وآجله، فاصرفه عني ، واصرفني عنه، واقدر لي الخير حيث كان، ثم ارضني به‏”‏ قال‏:‏ ويسمي حاجته‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه البخاري‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

2 – Invoking Blessings for Newlyweds: A Prophetic Prayer for a Happy Islamic Marriage

When the Prophet صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم prayed for a newlywed, he said:

“May Allah bless you and send blessings upon you, and bring goodness between you”(Tirmidhi Hadith 1091)

Phonetic Arab :Baraka Allahou Laka Wa Baraka ‘Alayka Wa Jama’a Baynakouma Fi Kheyr

ارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ وَ بَارَكَ عَلَيكَ وَ جَمَعَ بَينَكُمَا فِي خَير

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أنَّ النَّبيَّ صلَّى اللَّهُ عليْهِ وسلَّمَ كانَ إذا رفَّأَ الإنسانَ إذا تزوَّجَ قالَ : بارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وبارَكَ عليْكَ وجمعَ بينَكُما في الخيرِ

3 – Expressing Congratulations: A Prophetic Greeting for Muslim Married Couples

When the Prophet صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم congratulated a man on his marriage, he said:

“May Allah bless for you, and may He bless on you, and combine both of you in good works”(Sunan Abou Dawud Hadith 2130)

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ – عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا رَفَّأَ الإِنْسَانَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ قَالَ ‏ “‏ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ ‏”‏ ‏.

4 – Seeking Divine Protection: An Invocation for the Wedding Night

To offer this invocation, the husband places his hand on his wife’s forehead and says:

“O Allah, I ask You for the good in her, and in the disposition You have given her; I take refuge in You from the evil in her, and in the disposition You have given her”(Abou Daoud, Hadith 2160)