Authenticated hadith du‘a study · TC-DUA-066
Ibn Abbas reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) taught married spouses words to say before lawful intimacy. The supplication begins in the name of الله (ALLAH), asks Him to keep Satan away from the spouses and from what He may provide them, and is followed by a conditional statement concerning a child decreed from the union.
1. Begin with the complete source record
Ibn Abbas reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) taught married spouses words to say before lawful intimacy. The supplication begins in the name of الله (ALLAH), asks Him to keep Satan away from the spouses and from what He may provide them, and is followed by a conditional statement concerning a child decreed from the union.
The panel below names the collection, hadith number, in-book locator, narrator, retained Arabic scope and displayed authentication basis. Hadith is not Qur’an; the two source categories remain clearly labelled.
Authenticated hadith study · Sahih al-Bukhari A full learner transliteration is not displayed here. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing its sounds from English letters. This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation. Ibn Abbas reported that Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) taught spouses to begin in the name of الله (ALLAH), ask Him to keep Satan away from them and from what He may provide them, with a reported protection if a child is decreed from that union. Authenticated supplication before lawful marital intimacy and its stated conditional promise.Sahih al-Bukhari 141
Sources used for this hadith panelOpen the collection, locator and grading notes
2. Understand what the wording says
The phrase recognises intimacy, protection and the possibility of a child as matters beneath the Lordship of الله (ALLAH). Mā razaqtanā refers to what He may provide; it does not guarantee conception. The report states a particular protection if a child is decreed, and the page keeps that condition rather than turning it into a general promise.
Read the meaning as an explanation, not as a replacement for the Arabic. A Latin-letter reading aid can support memory but cannot reproduce every Arabic sound. Learn with a capable reader, preserving long vowels, doubled consonants and natural phrase boundaries.
Notice who is being addressed and what is actually affirmed, requested or remembered. This protects the words from being turned into a slogan with a different claim. Return to the named record whenever a poster, recording or forwarded message differs from the source panel.
3. Put the remembrance into responsible practice
This is private adult learning. Mutual consent, kindness, privacy and lawful marriage remain essential. The words are not permission to pressure a spouse, ignore pain, override contraception decisions or refuse health care. Couples can learn the supplication privately and seek qualified clinical or religious help where needed.
Explain the central meaning in your own plain words, then reconnect it to the transmitted Arabic. The practice should improve conduct towards الله (ALLAH) and towards people. It should never create superstition, harshness or neglect of an ordinary responsibility.
Choose one realistic cue connected to the occasion. Practise at that cue over several days instead of exhausting yourself in one sitting. Reliable worship grows through attention and return, not a performance designed to impress an audience.
4. Learn the Arabic carefully
Listen to a capable Arabic reader and divide the wording only at sound phrase boundaries. Study one phrase, check it, then connect it to the next. Keep the full meaning visible while you work so sound and understanding grow together.
Use three recall questions: when is it said, what truth or request does it contain, and what conduct should follow? Record yourself privately only for comparison. Listen for omitted words, added words and lost vowel length before repeating the attempt.
If you cannot yet say the complete wording, learn a reliable portion while continuing to understand the whole. Do not publish a teaching recording until a capable reader has corrected it. Progress is patient accuracy, not speed.
5. Study this adult teaching with privacy
An adult learner can study the Arabic in private phrase groups: beginning in the Divine name, protection for the couple, and protection for what may be provided. No role-play, public recitation test or child assignment is appropriate. Educators should provide a discreet opt-out and never ask learners about personal experience.
Keep the resource restricted to mature learners and do not assign it to a child account. Privacy, dignity and safeguarding take priority over public demonstration.
Stop while attention is still present. At the next real occasion, offer a quiet prompt rather than an ambush test. Praise careful effort, honest correction and understanding—not only flawless recall.
6. Keep the source and limits clear
The page does not provide sexual-health instruction or settle detailed legal questions. Consent can be withdrawn; coercion and abuse require safeguarding and lawful support. Fertility difficulty, pregnancy loss and medical conditions must be met with compassion and qualified care. Do not use the report to blame parents for a child’s illness or hardship.
A learner has understood the study when they can identify the occasion, find the named record, distinguish transmitted words from explanation, state the central meaning and reject an unsupported promise or ritual addition. Reaching the page end records reading progress; it does not certify pronunciation or spiritual rank.
When sharing the teaching, include the source link. A genuine report can still be shortened misleadingly or applied beyond its wording. Compare the collection, number, Arabic scope and displayed grading instead of trusting an unattributed image.
Review the occasion, source and meaning once more before leaving. Continue through the du‘a learning hub or return to the learning library.