Mushna Dua Library

Before Marital Relations

Hadith/Dhikr

بِسْمِ اللهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا

Transliteration

Bismillāh, Allāhumma jannibnā sh-shayṭān, wa jannibi sh-shayṭāna mā razaqtanā.

Translation

In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Satan away from us and keep Satan away from what You provide us.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

Said before marital relations.

Benefit

Seeks protection and blessing in marital intimacy and possible offspring.

When to recite

marital relations

Source & authenticity

Source: Hadith/Dhikr

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 141; Sahih Muslim 1434

Authenticity: Sahih

This authentic supplication before marital relations is narrated in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim. It is a private family-life dua taught by the Prophet ﷺ for seeking Allah’s protection.

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For Newlyweds

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ

Bāraka llāhu laka, wa bāraka ʿalayka, wa jamaʿa baynakumā fī khayr.

“May Allah bless you, and shower blessings upon you, and join you two together in goodness.”

Why this dua?

Asks Allah for blessing, goodness, and harmony in marriage.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2130; also in other collections with similar

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Dua for Protection of Children

أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

Uʿīdhukumā bi kalimāti Allāhi at-tāmmah, min kulli shayṭānin wa hāmmah, wa min kulli ʿaynin lāmmah.

I seek protection for you both in the perfect words of Allah from every devil and poisonous creature, and from every harmful eye.

Why this dua?

A strong Prophetic dua for protecting children from unseen harm and the evil eye.

Sahih al-Bukhari 3371

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QuranQuranic

Spouses and Children as Comfort

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a‘yunin waj‘alna lil-muttaqina imama

Our Lord, grant us comfort in our spouses and children, and make us leaders for the God-fearing.

Why this dua?

It helps a believer focus on wanting families who support deen, not just worldly success, and on becoming an example others can safely follow

Al-Furqan 25:74

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Hadith/DhikrHasan / accepted

Dua for a Traveller

أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ

Astawdiʿu llāha dīnak, wa amānatak, wa khawātīma ʿamalik.

I entrust to Allah your religion, your trust, and the last of your deeds.

Why this dua?

Entrusts the traveler’s faith, responsibilities, and final outcomes to Allah.

Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2600

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Hadith/DhikrSahih

اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى...

Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar. Subḥāna alladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahu muqrinīn, wa innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūn. Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka fī safarinā hādhā al-birra wa-t-taqwā, wa mina l-ʿamali mā tarḍā...

Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to the One who subjected this to us, and we could not have subdued it ourselves; surely to our Lord we will return. O Allah, we ask You in this journey for righteousness, piety, and deeds that please You...

Why this dua?

Seeks safety, righteousness, ease of journey, and protection for family/property left behind.

Sahih Muslim 1342

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Grant Me Righteous Offspring

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ

Rabbi hab lī min ladunka dhurriyyatan ṭayyibah, innaka samīʿu ad-duʿāʾ.

My Lord, grant me from Yourself good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.

Why this dua?

For seeking Allah’s mercy, guidance, protection, and goodness through a Quranic supplication.

Quran 3:38

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