Duas for newlyweds and wedding blessings, with their sources

Every nikah invitation ends with duas. "We kindly request your duas" is the most common closing line in the language, and the couple's own dua often sits above it. Here are the duas for newlyweds that families actually use, with the Arabic transliteration, the meaning and where they come from, and a note on how to set them on an invitation.

The transliterations below follow common usage rather than a strict scholarly scheme. The meanings are renderings, not official translations.

The dua of the Prophet ﷺ for newlyweds

This is the one. When someone married, the Prophet ﷺ would say to them:

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ

Barakallahu laka, wa baraka alayka, wa jama'a baynakuma fi khayr.

May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and join you both together in goodness.

Reported by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi, from Abu Hurairah. It is said to the groom in the singular ("laka"); when addressed to both, families often say Barakallahu lakuma wa baraka alaikuma wa jama'a bainakuma fi khair, with the dual form, which is how it most often appears on invitations.

This is the dua the imam makes after the contract, the one the guests say ameen to, and the one to write in a card. If an invitation carries one dua, it is this.

The dua of the righteous, Surah Al-Furqan 25:74

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama.

Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes, and make us a leader for the righteous.

A verse of the Quran that is also a dua, so it serves as both an opening verse and a closing prayer. Couples who want to end the invitation with a prayer in their own voice often choose it. As a Quranic verse, the guidance on printing the Arabic applies; see Quran verses for wedding invitations.

The dua for unity and peace

Allahumma allif bayna qulubina wa aslih dhata baynina wahdina subul-as-salam.

O Allah, unite our hearts, mend our relationships, and guide us on the path of peace.

The opening of a longer dua reported in the collections of Abu Dawud and others, used in khutbahs and gatherings. On an invitation it reads as the couple's dua for their families as much as for themselves, which is why many choose it as the closing line, with "We kindly request your duas" beneath it.

The dua for the marriage night

Not for the invitation, but families ask. The Prophet ﷺ taught that when a man marries, he should say, placing his hand on his wife's forehead:

Allahumma inni as'aluka khayraha wa khayra ma jabaltaha alayh, wa a'udhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ma jabaltaha alayh.

O Allah, I ask You for the good in her and the good You have placed in her nature, and I seek refuge in You from the evil in her and the evil You have placed in her nature.

Reported by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah.

Blessings said to the couple on the day

Short lines, in the language the family speaks, that guests say or write in a card:

• Barakallahu lakuma. May Allah bless you both.
• Mubarak ho. Congratulations (Urdu and Hindi).
• Mabrouk, alf mabrouk. Congratulations, a thousand congratulations (Arabic).
• Nikah mubarak. A blessed nikah.
• Allah tumhari jodi salamat rakhe. May Allah keep your pairing safe (Urdu).
• May Allah fill your home with sakinah, mawaddah and rahmah: tranquility, affection and mercy, the three words of Surah Ar-Rum 30:21.
• May your marriage be a means of attaining Jannah.

The couple's request to their guests

The closing line of almost every nikah invitation is a request rather than a thank you.

• We kindly request your duas.
• Your duas are the greatest gift you can give us.
• No gifts, only your duas.
• Please keep us in your duas as we begin this journey together.
• With duas for your presence and your prayers.

How to set a dua on an invitation

Choose one. A dua for the couple above, the request to guests below. Two prayers and a request is already a lot for a closing.

Meaning first, transliteration second. Most guests read English faster than transliterated Arabic. Set the meaning in the larger size and the transliteration small and italic beneath it. If you include the Arabic script, set it in a proper Arabic typeface, right to left, with room for the vowel marks.

Give the source if it is from the Quran. A verse carries its reference; a hadith can carry the collection's name.

Put it last. After the RSVP, before the names. The last thing a guest reads should be the prayer and the request, not the parking.

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The Jannah and Noor designs on RSVP Websites close with the dua for unity and peace in Arabic, its transliteration and its meaning, and "We kindly request your duas" set as an inscription. Swap it for the Prophet's ﷺ dua, or your own, in a text field; the typography and the right-to-left Arabic take care of themselves.