Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 18425 — Marriage sermons

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us the sermon (khutbah) of the prayer and the sermon of need. The sermon of the prayer is the tashahhud, and the sermon of need is: "All praise is for Allah; we seek His help and we seek His forgiveness, and we seek refuge in Allah from the evils of our souls. Whomever Allah guides, no one can lead astray, and whomever He leads astray, no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger." Then he would recite three verses of the Qur'an: "O you who believe, fear Allah as He deserves to be feared, and do not die except as Muslims" [Al Imran: 102]. "O people, fear your Lord who created you from a single soul, created from it its mate, and spread from the two of them many men and women. And fear Allah, through whom you ask (your rights) of one another, and (beware of severing) the ties of kinship. Indeed, Allah is ever Watchful over you" [Al-Nisa: 1]. "O you who believe, fear Allah and speak words that are right; He will set right your deeds for you and forgive you your sins" [Al-Ahzab: 70-71]. After reciting this sermon, proceed to your need.