When Should the Supplication after Nikah Be Recited?

Question

After the nikah, in the seclusion of the first night, holding the hair on the woman’s forehead, one recites: [ar]اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهَا وَخَيْرِ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ[/ar] “O Allah, I ask You for some of her good and the good of the disposition You have created in her, and I seek refuge in You from her evil and the evil of the disposition You have created in her.

Answer

After the nikah, when the meeting in private takes place, that is when this supplication should be recited.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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