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What are the Islamic conditions and etiquettes for interacting with one's wife on the wedding night?

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Marriage is one of the signs of Allah, where souls meet in affection, mercy, chastity, and purity, and through which Muslim families are established. It is recommended to announce the marriage with the drum (daf) and singing, but without intermingling between men and women. Upon entering with the wife, it is recommended to supplicate: "O Allah, I ask You for her goodness and the goodness of what You have instilled in her, and I seek refuge in You from her evil and the evil of what You have instilled in her." Intercourse in the anus and during menstruation should be avoided, with foreplay preceding intercourse.

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