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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Family in Islam Part Eight : Marriage and Sex Etiquette The following are some of the teachings of Rasulollah (S) and his Ma'soom Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) concerning the etiquette of the Wedding Night as well as the ‘timing’ of sexual intercourse between the husband and wife. They are reproduced here for their immense importance on the health of the child and the mother.

The first section below deals with the etiquette of marriage and the wedding night (Zafaaf). The time of performing the marriage contract - the AQD Imam Ja'ffar al-Saadiq (AS) said: “Do not perform the marriage contract – the AQD – when the moon is going through the scorpion phase, for if you do that, it will not be a happy marriage.” In another report from al-Imam al-Saadiq (AS): “Do not perform the marriage contract – the AQD – in direct sunlight, for this would lead to the miscarriage of the child.” Etiquette of The Wedding Night It is reported that Rasulollah (S) said to Imam Ali (AS) “After the bride enters your room and sits down, take off her shoes and wash her feet and pour the water (from this washing) to the furthest point of your house.

For if you do that, Allah will drive away seventy kinds of poverty from your house, and He will enter into your house seventy types of riches, and seventy kinds of blessings, and He will descend seventy kinds of mercy upon you, which will hover over your bride’s head until every corner of your house is filled with blessings.

And in doing so the bride shall be immune from mental illness and leprosy as long as she is in that house.” It is reported in the hadith of the Ahl-ul-Bayt that it is Mustahab and desirable for the newly wed couple to pray two Rak’ah of prayer and after the prayer the groom should praise Allah and say the Salawaat of Muhammad and Aal-e Muhammad and say: Allahummar-Zuqni Ulfaha wa Wuddaha wa Ridhaha be; wa-Ardhini beha, Wajma' baynana be-Ahsani Ejtimaa' wa Aysari E'tilaaf, fa Innaka Tuhibb-ul-Halal wa Takrah-ul-Haram.

{{{O Allah! Give me her affection, love and her acceptance of me; and make me pleased with her, And bring us together in the best form of a union and in the best of harmony, Surely You like the Halal and dislike the Haram.