❖ Words of Congratulations for a Newly Married Person
Written by: ʿImrān Ayyūb Lāhorī
❖ The Prophetic Way of Offering Marriage Congratulations
It is narrated from Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه that whenever the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ would see someone who had gotten married, he would say:
"بَارَكَ اللّٰهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ"
“May Allāh bless you, and shower blessings upon you, and unite you both in goodness.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Abū Dāwūd: 1866 — Kitāb al-Nikāḥ, Bāb: What is said to the one who gets married Abū Dāwūd: 2130 Al-Tirmidhī: 1091 Aḥmad: 2/381 Ibn Mājah: 1905 Ibn Ḥibbān: 4052 Al-Ḥākim: 2/183 Al-Bayhaqī: 7/148
This supplication is authentic (ṣaḥīḥ) and is the recommended way (sunnah) to congratulate someone on their marriage.❖ Conclusion:
✿ Offering congratulations with the prophetic duʿāʾ is a rewardable Sunnah.
✿ Muslims should use these exact words when congratulating someone upon marriage.
وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
And Allāh knows best what is correct.
