Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Marriage The Wedding Night It is highly recommended that the wedding should take place at night. The hadith says, “Take the bride to her new home during the night.” [^1] When the bride enters the room, the groom is recommended to take off her shoes and wash her feet (in a washbowl) and then sprinkle the water around the room.
Bless me with 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 absolute harmony; surely You like lawful things and dislike unlawful things. Then he should ask the bride to do wuzu and pray two rak’at sunnat prayer. When they are ready to go to bed, the groom should put his hand on the bride’s forehead and pray the following du’a while facing the qiblah.
O Allah! I have taken her as Your trust and have made her lawful for myself by Your words. Therefore, if You have decreed for me a child from her, then make him/her blessed and pious from among the followers of the Family of Muhammad [peace be upon him and them]; and do not let Satan have any part in him/her.[^2] Is it necessary to have sexual intercourse on the very first night after the wedding or can it be delayed?
As far as the Shariah is concerned, it is neither obligatory nor forbidden to have sex on the first night. It is a private decision between the newlywed couple; it has nothing to do with others. [^1]: Wasa’il ul-Shi’a, vol. 14, p. 62 [^2]: Al-’Urwah. p. 624. Previous Next