اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ أَوْلَادَنَا أَحْفَظَ كِتَابِكَ وَدَارِسِيهِ وَفَقِّهَهُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَعَلِّمْهُمُ التَّأْوِيلَ
O Allah, make our children keepers of Your Book and those who study it, make them understand in religion, and teach them its interpretation.
Allahumma ij'al awladana ahfadha kitābika wa dārisīhi wa faqqihhum fid-dīni wa 'allimhum at-ta'wīl
When to Read
This dua is especially potent when recited after completing your obligatory prayers (Salah). The moments immediately following Salah are considered a time when supplications are readily accepted by Allah. Making dua for your children's religious understanding and connection to the Quran during this sacred time is a beautiful act of faith.
How to Read
Recite this dua with sincerity and conviction. Raise your hands in supplication as you would during other duas, and visualize your children growing in their knowledge and love for Islam and the Quran. Beseech Allah with a hopeful heart, remembering that He is Ar-Rahman (The Most Compassionate) and Ar-Rahim (The Most Merciful).
Virtues & Benefits
This dua directly asks Allah to bestow a profound blessing upon your children: making them guardians and students of the Quran, granting them deep understanding of religious matters, and equipping them to comprehend its meanings. This cultivates a strong foundation in faith, ensuring they are guided by Allah's word throughout their lives. It's a practical way to invest in their spiritual well-being and their connection to the Divine.
Source & Authentication
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Prophet (peace be upon him) taught them this supplication as he taught them a chapter of the Quran: 'O Allah, make us remember Your remembrance with Your blessings, make us remember Your Book, grant us understanding of the religion, teach us interpretation, help us to recite it night and day as if it is with us, and make it a weapon for us against Your enemies, and a light in our hearts, and a remover of our sorrow, and a cure for our ignorance. O Allah, adorn us with the adornment of faith, and make us guides who are guided, and not those who go astray.' (Sunan Ibn Majah 310). *Note: The provided excerpt is a part of a larger dua taught by the Prophet ﷺ. This specific part focuses on children's religious knowledge.*