What is the ruling on the supplication: “O Allah, I ask You for my children,” meaning asking for their protection?
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Question:
A woman asks the Shaykh about the permissibility of this supplication I make in my prostration: “O Allah, I ask You for my children,” meaning that Allah protects them for me, blesses them, and keeps all evil away from them? “O Allah, rectify my children,” “O Allah, rectify my offspring.” What do you say? Should I ask, “I ask You for my children,” or say, “Rectify my children,” or “Rectify my offspring”?
Answer:
This is the best approach, and there is no harm in you making du'a' (supplication) for yourself, your parents, your children, and your Muslim brothers for righteousness, forgiveness, and guidance. This is good; it is prescribed in prayer and in other contexts. "Forgive me for your sin. And for the believers, male and female." Yes, "O Lord, forgive me and my parents" is the du'a' of Noah (peace be upon him)[Nuh 71:28] Honorable Shaykh. "And for whoever enters my house as a believer, and for the believers, male and female." O Lord, [Nuh 71:28] Making du'a' for the believers, for the Muslims, and for the parents, children, and descendants is a prescribed matter in prayer and in other contexts. Yes.
A woman asks the Shaykh about the permissibility of this supplication I make in my prostration: “O Allah, I ask You for my children,” meaning that Allah protects them for me, blesses them, and keeps all evil away from them? “O Allah, rectify my children,” “O Allah, rectify my offspring.” What do you say? Should I ask, “I ask You for my children,” or say, “Rectify my children,” or “Rectify my offspring”?
Answer:
This is the best approach, and there is no harm in you making du'a' (supplication) for yourself, your parents, your children, and your Muslim brothers for righteousness, forgiveness, and guidance. This is good; it is prescribed in prayer and in other contexts. "Forgive me for your sin. And for the believers, male and female." Yes, "O Lord, forgive me and my parents" is the du'a' of Noah (peace be upon him)
and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women
وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِforgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women
اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الدعاء اللهم إني أسألك أولادي، يقصد طلب الحفظ لهم؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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