How a father protects his children with the prescribed invocations. Is it by blowing or wiping?
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The questioner : How does a father protect his children with the prescribed invocations? Is that done in the morning and evening? Is it by wiping or by blowing?
The Shaykh : As for the young children, he protects them with the two chapters of protection (al-Mu'awwidhatayn) when they sleep, or when the night approaches, or when the day approaches. As for the older ones, they take charge of this themselves; he teaches them and guides them. Among the supplications a person recites in the morning and evening is:Sunan Abi Dawud 5074Sahih (Al-Albani) This is a type of seeking protection.
The questioner : Is it by wiping or by blowing?
The Shaykh : No, only by blowing.
The Shaykh : As for the young children, he protects them with the two chapters of protection (al-Mu'awwidhatayn) when they sleep, or when the night approaches, or when the day approaches. As for the older ones, they take charge of this themselves; he teaches them and guides them. Among the supplications a person recites in the morning and evening is:
O Allah, I ask Thee for security in this world and in the Hereafter: O Allah! I ask Thee for forgiveness and security in my religion and my worldly affairs, in my family and my property
اللهم إني أسألك العافية في الدنيا والآخرة، اللهم إني أسألك العفو والعافية في ديني ودنياي وأهلي وماليThe questioner : Is it by wiping or by blowing?
The Shaykh : No, only by blowing.