What is the reference for the following du’a before intercourse
‘O Allah, protect us from Shaytan and protect any child You grant us from Shaytan’
Answer:
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“If one of you intends to [have intercourse] with his wife, he should say, Bismillah Allahumma jannibnash shaytana wa jannibish shaytana ma razaqtana, for if a child is decreed for them, Shaytan will not harm the child”
(Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 141, 6388 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 1434)
The Arabic text of the du’a:
بِاسْمِ الله، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
Answered by: Moulana Suhail Motala
Approved by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar