The Ruling on Reciting the Prescribed Du'as with the Intention of Protecting One's Children
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Question:
He says: I recite, and all praise is due to Allah, the prescribed morning and evening du'as, and I intend with that to protect my children. Is that sufficient to protect them, with the permission of Allah the Exalted, or is it necessary to recite them directly over them?
Answer:
If you recite the verses with the intention that they are a protection for you and for your children, then this is sufficient, by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1 So you recite them with the intention that they are a protection for you and for your children, or that they are a daily recitation for you and for your children. Yes.
He says: I recite, and all praise is due to Allah, the prescribed morning and evening du'as, and I intend with that to protect my children. Is that sufficient to protect them, with the permission of Allah the Exalted, or is it necessary to recite them directly over them?
Answer:
If you recite the verses with the intention that they are a protection for you and for your children, then this is sufficient, by the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 01 / فتاوى على الهواء - 10 01 1435هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (14:10)
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