اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا مَوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً وَسَكِينَةً، وَأَلِّفْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ لِبَعْضِنَا
Allahummaj'al baynana mawaddatan wa rahmatan wa sakinah, wa allif bayna qulubina waj'alna qurrata a'yunin li-ba'dina
O Allah, place between us affection, mercy, and tranquility. Unite our hearts and make us the coolness of each other's eyes.
This du'a weaves together two Quranic marriage concepts. From Surah Ar-Rum (30:21): mawaddah (active love — choosing to show affection), rahmah (tender mercy — being gentle even when you don't feel like it), and sakinah (tranquility — the deep peace of being with your person). From Surah Al-Furqan (25:74): qurrata a'yun — coolness of the eyes, meaning the sight of your spouse brings you calm relief. Love fluctuates, but mercy sustains. When the honeymoon phase fades, rahmah is what keeps couples together — the choice to be kind even when the feeling of love is quiet. This du'a asks for the complete marital package described in the Quran.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا
In the Name of Allah. O Allah, keep Shaytan away from us and keep Shaytan away from what You bless us with.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي زَوْجَةً صَالِحَةً إِذَا نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا سَرَّتْنِي وَإِذَا غِبْتُ عَنْهَا حَفِظَتْنِي فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِي
O Allah, provide me with a righteous wife — one who pleases me when I look at her, and who guards herself and my wealth in my absence.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ خَيْرٌ لِّي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ وَإِنْ كُنتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ شَرٌّ لِّي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِي بِهِ
O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek ability through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty. You are capable and I am not. You know and I do not. And You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter is good for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs — decree it for me, make it easy for me, and bless me in it. And if You know this matter is bad for me in my religion, my livelihood, and the outcome of my affairs — turn it away from me and turn me away from it, and decree for me what is good wherever it may be, then make me content with it.
Sahihوَمِنْ آيَاتِهِ أَنْ خَلَقَ لَكُم مِّنْ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا لِّتَسْكُنُوا إِلَيْهَا وَجَعَلَ بَيْنَكُم مَّوَدَّةً وَرَحْمَةً
And among His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquility in them, and He placed between you affection and mercy.
Sahih