What Is Said Just prior to Intercourse

What Is Said just prior to Intercourse

ما يقال عند الجماع

{English-إنجليزي}

Shaikh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid

Translation reviewer: Abu Adham Osama Omara

1431-2010

ما يقال عند الجماع

{باللغة الإنجليزية}

لفضيلة الشيخ محمد صالح المنجد

مراجعة الترجمة: أبو أدهم أسامة عمارة

1431-2010

Salam!

I have a question that everyone I asked had a different answer for. Does the Muslim have to say anything during the sexual intercourse “nikah"? And does the Muslim “husband and wife" have to pray before the first day of sexual intercourse “nikah"? Thank you for having this website to help us understand our religion more!

Praise be to Allah!

Among the manners prescribed by the sharee'ah is that the Muslim should say when he commences intercourse with his wife:

“Bismillaah, oh Allaah, shield us from Satan and keep him away from us and from what You [may] bestow upon us (i.e. children)!" (Narrated by Al-Bukhari, Fath Al-Baari: 138) Its transliteration is: “Bismillaah, Allaahumma jannibnash-shaytaana wa jannib-ash-shaytaana ma razaqtana!"

This opening invocation is useful in that if Allaah blesses the husband and the wife with a child, this child will not be harmed by Satan.

As for what is to be said by the husband when consummating the marriage with his wife, please refer to Question # 854 which has been answered previously.