The Form of Supplication for Children in Prostration
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh! What is the ruling on this supplication I make in my prostration: “O Allah, I ask You for my children”? The intention is that Allah the Exalted preserve them for me, bless them, and keep all evil away from them?
The Shaykh:
It is better to say, “O Allah, rectify my children, O Allah, rectify my offspring,” rather than saying, “I ask You for my children.” You should say, “Rectify my children” or “Rectify my offspring”; this is the best. There is no harm in making du'a' (supplication) for yourself, your parents, your children, and your Muslim brothers for rectification, forgiveness, and guidance. This is permissible. Yes, this is prescribed in prayer and in other situations.[Muhammad 47:19] Yes, [Nuh 71:28] the du'a' of Noah (peace be upon him), [Nuh 71:28].
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
“He entered my house as a believer, and for the believers and the believing women.”[Nuh 71:28]. Making du'a' for the believers, for the Muslims, for the parents, and for the children and offspring is a prescribed matter in prayer and in other situations. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh! What is the ruling on this supplication I make in my prostration: “O Allah, I ask You for my children”? The intention is that Allah the Exalted preserve them for me, bless them, and keep all evil away from them?
The Shaykh:
It is better to say, “O Allah, rectify my children, O Allah, rectify my offspring,” rather than saying, “I ask You for my children.” You should say, “Rectify my children” or “Rectify my offspring”; this is the best. There is no harm in making du'a' (supplication) for yourself, your parents, your children, and your Muslim brothers for rectification, forgiveness, and guidance. This is permissible. Yes, this is prescribed in prayer and in other situations.
and ask forgiveness for your sin and for the believing men and believing women
وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنبِكَ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِMy Lord, forgive me and my parents
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّand whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women
وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
“He entered my house as a believer, and for the believers and the believing women.”
My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women.
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 15 — archive.org (1:14:40)
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