Explanation of the Book of Tawhid-07a
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The reciter: Qutaybah ibn Sa'id narrated to us, saying: Jarir narrated to us from Mansur from Salim from Kuraib from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 7396.
The Shaykh : This is regarding the invocation in the name of Allah when one intends to approach his wife; this is an euphemism for intercourse. So he said:Sahih Muslim 1434a whether male or female in that intercourse for which this dhikr was mentioned: Bulugh al-Maram 8:65 The scholars differed regarding his statement: Bulugh al-Maram 8:65 This child who is born after this dhikr and cause may have a barrier that prevents the cause from taking effect and the effect from occurring. And this is the opinion.
If anyone of you, when intending to have a sexual relation (sleep) with his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibna ashShaitan, wa Jannib ash-Shaitana ma razaqtana, Satan would never harm that child, should it be ordained that they will have one.
لو أن أحدكم أراد أن يأتي أهله فقال باسم الله اللهم جنبنا الشيطان وجنب الشيطان ما رزقتنا فإنه إن يقدر بينهما ولد في ذلك لم يضره شيطان أبداThe Shaykh : This is regarding the invocation in the name of Allah when one intends to approach his wife; this is an euphemism for intercourse. So he said:
