Is the two-rak'ah prayer for marriage obligatory or recommended, and where should the wife stand when praying in congregation, and should the supplications "O Allah, I ask You for her goodness" and and "In the name of Allah, O Allah, keep Satan away from us" be recited aloud or silently, and when should these supplications be recited, and is it permissible to postpone intercourse after the prayer and supplication until the wedding night?

Performing two rak'ahs on the wedding night is a recommended act, and the wife prays behind her husband. As for the supplication, "O Allah, I ask You for her goodness and the goodness of what You have instilled in her," it is recited when the husband places his hand on his wife's forehead upon her marriage to him, and it suffices to utter it silently. The husband's consummation with his wife on the wedding night depends on the couple's discretion and readiness. And the supplication, "O Allah, keep Satan away from us and keep Satan away from what You have provided us," is recited before every sexual intercourse.