Praying Two Rak'ahs on the Wedding Night and the Supplications Prescribed for It

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The caller is Ahmad ibn Musa al-Falih, a resident of Kuwait from Syria. He says: Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. My question is: Is it a sunnah (recommended practice) for a young man to pray two rak'ahs on the night of his wedding before entering with his wife? And if it is recommended for him to do so, what should he say in them by way of supplication? Please advise us, and may Allah reward you.

Answer:
Yes, it is reported from the Salaf (the earliest generations) that when he enters, not before entering, but when he enters and is left alone with his wife, he prays two rak'ahs because of the worship involved in that and thanking Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). He also supplicates that Allah may rectify his affairs, rectify this wife, and make her a blessing for him. If he does this, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.