Duas for marriage & spouse. For a good spouse and a peaceful home
There is no Quranic formula that guarantees marriage to a particular person. There are, however, beautiful prayers for a spouse and family who bring peace, for wise decisions, and for complete good in this life and the next.
6 sourced Du'as Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yun, wa-j'alna li-l-muttaqina imama.
“Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and offspring the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the God-conscious.”
Quran 25:74
A Qur'anic prayer for spouses and children who bring deep joy through faith and good character, and for a family whose example helps others become mindful of Allah (SWT).
“My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.”
Quran 28:24
Musa's humble prayer of need: asking Allah (SWT) for whatever good He sends, without limiting that good to money. It is a powerful dua when seeking lawful provision, work, shelter, help, or a new opening.
Allahumma inni astakhiruka bi-'ilmik, wa astaqdiruka bi-qudratik, wa as'aluka min fadlika-l-'adheem. Fa-innaka taqdiru wa la aqdir, wa ta'lamu wa la a'lam, wa Anta 'Allamu-l-ghuyub. Allahumma in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-l-amra khayrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fa-qdurhu li wa yassirhu li thumma barik li fih. Wa in kunta ta'lamu anna hadha-l-amra sharrun li fi dini wa ma'ashi wa 'aqibati amri, fa-srifhu 'anni wa-srifni 'anhu, wa-qdur liya-l-khayra haythu kana thumma ardini bih.
“O Allah, I seek the good through Your knowledge and ability through Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty. You are able and I am not; You know and I do not; You know the unseen. O Allah, if You know this matter is good for my religion, livelihood, and outcome, decree it for me, make it easy, and bless it for me. If You know it is harmful for my religion, livelihood, and outcome, turn it away from me and turn me away from it. Decree the good for me wherever it is, then make me content with it.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 1166
Istikhara asks Allah (SWT), who knows what you cannot know, to facilitate a choice if it is good and turn both you and the choice away from each other if it is harmful.
Idha tazawwaja ahadukumu-mra'atan, aw idhashtara khadiman fal-yaqul: Allahumma inni as'aluka khayraha wa khayra ma jabaltaha 'alayh, wa a'udhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ma jabaltaha 'alayh. Wa idhashtara ba'iran fal-ya'khudh bi-dhirwati sanamihi wal-yaqul mithla dhalik.
“When one of you marries a woman, or takes on a servant, let him say: O Allah, I ask You for her good and the good of the nature You have given her, and I seek refuge in You from her harm and the harm of the nature You have given her. And when he buys a camel, let him take hold of the top of its hump and say the same.”
Sunan Abi Dawud 2160 (hasan), Sunan Ibn Majah 1918 (hasan)
A du'a for a new beginning: asking for the good in what Allah (SWT) has brought into your life and protection from any harm in it.