I am making du'a' for my brother, and my intention is that the angel will say, "Ameen, and may you be granted the same." What is the ruling on this intention?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if my intention in making du'a' for my brother in his absence is to obtain the angel's saying, "Ameen, and may you be granted the same," is this du'a' prescribed?
The Shaykh:
Actions are only by intentions, and a person only has what he intends. If you intend both things—benefiting your brother and seizing the angel's "Ameen"—that is good. However, if you make du'a' wanting only the angel's "Ameen," that is a deficiency. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
That you intended to benefit yourself and did not intend to benefit your brother. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if my intention in making du'a' for my brother in his absence is to obtain the angel's saying, "Ameen, and may you be granted the same," is this du'a' prescribed?
The Shaykh:
Actions are only by intentions, and a person only has what he intends. If you intend both things—benefiting your brother and seizing the angel's "Ameen"—that is good. However, if you make du'a' wanting only the angel's "Ameen," that is a deficiency. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
That you intended to benefit yourself and did not intend to benefit your brother. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1047 /1350] أدعو لأخي وفي نيتي أن يقول الملك «آمين ولك بالمثل»، فما حكم هذه النية؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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