Dua Before Intimacy (for Married Couples)
“Bismillah, Allahumma jannibnash-shaytan” is an authentic dua from the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 141. Read it below in Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to say it.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا
Transliteration: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibnash-shaytan, wa jannibish-shaytana ma razaqtana.
Translation: In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Shaytan away from us and keep Shaytan away from what You grant us.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 141; Sahih Muslim 1434
When to recite
Before a husband and wife come together.
Virtue
The Prophet ﷺ said that if a child is decreed for them from that union, Shaytan will never harm it.
About this dua
Narrated by Ibn Abbas. The Sunnah brings even the most private part of married life under the remembrance of Allah.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 141; Sahih Muslim 1434
- Grading: Recorded in the Sahih collections of al-Bukhari and/or Muslim, the most authentic books of hadith.
- Read the source: Sahih al-Bukhari 141 · Sahih Muslim 1434
The English translation is our own, kept close to the Arabic. Hadith numbers follow the standard numbering used on sunnah.com.