Zafaf

Rasulullah (s.a) says: - that one should not stay up at night but for 3 reasons:-

• Reciting the Quran and in Prayers

• In seeking Knowledge

• For Zafaf

He (s.a) also said that: - You must dress for your wife just as you would like her to dress for you.

Imam Mohammed ul Baqir (a.s) says that: - by Dressing up the reference is to cleanliness, meaning that both should be clean.

On the night of the zafaf (Wedding night) when the bride and groom enter the room, both should be in the state of wuzu and should first pray 2 rakats of namaz. The niyat for this namaz is as follows:-

Usalli salata qazail hava e jay (or – shukran lil lahe ta ala) rakatain e lil lahe az zavajal la adaan mustaqbelal qabatil haram e allah hu akbar.

After the namaz the groom should place his hand on the bride's forehead and pray this dua:-

Allah humma barik lee fee ahley va barik laha feya* Va ma jamata baynana fajam baynana fee khairin va yumnin va barakatin* Va iza ja altaha furkatan fajalha furkatan ila kulle khairin* Alhamdo lil lahil lazi hada dalalatea* Vagna fakre* Vna a sha khumuli* Va a azza zillatea* Va ava ailatea* Va zovavja uzbatea* Va akhdama mehnatea* Va anasa vehshatea* Va rafa a khase satea* Hamdan kasiran taiyeban mubarakan ala ma atayta ya rabbe va ala ma qasamta va ala ma akramta*

Then the groom should take his hand away and pray this Hamd and Salawat:-

Al hamdo lil lahe rabbil a lameen* Allah humma salle ala syyedna mohammedin va ala aley syyedena mohammedin kama sallayta va sallamta ala ibrahima va ala aley ibrahima innaka hamidun majeed*

And then pray this dua:-

Allah hummar zukney ilfaha va vuddaha va rida ha bee* Var zukha zaleka minne* Vajma baynana bay ahsanij taymain va aymanay teylafin* Fainnaka tohib bul halala va takrahul harama val khilaf*

On the completion of this dua the bride should say Ameen.

When the man has intercourse with his wife he should first pray Bismil lah ir rahman ir rahim and pray this dua:-

Allah humma in qazaiyta minne al yauma khalakan fajalho laka khalay san* Va la tajal lish shaitaan feehay shirkan* Va la hazzan va la naseban* Fajalho zakiyan* Va la tajal fee khalkehe Nuksan va la ziyada* Vajalho ila Khair e aqebat*