The groom's invocation and what he says upon
purchasing an animal
When any of you
marries a woman or purchases a maid-servant then let him say:
اللّهُـمَّ إِنَّـي أَسْـأَلُـكَ خَيْـرَها، وَخَيْـرَ ما لَجَبَلْـتَه
عَلَـيْه، وَأَعـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّها، وَشَـرِّ ما جَبَلْـتَهَـا
عَلَـيْه
191. Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka khayrahaa wa khayra majabaltahaa 'alayhi
wa 'a'oothu bika min sharrihaa wa sharri maajabaltahaa 'alayhi.
O
Allah, I ask You for the goodness of her and the goodness upon which You
have created her, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of her and from
the evil upon which You have created her.
If you purchase a
camel then take hold of the top of its hump and say the same.
Reference: Abu Dawud
2/248 and Ibn Majah 1/617. See also Al-Albani, Sahih Ibn Majah 1/324