Peace be upon you. A friend asked this question in the channel:
Hello, sir. I have one child, who is three years old, and has a deep love for the Prophets and the Ahl al-Bayt (AS). What can I do to help it stay that way? Thank you.
َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
How can a three-year-old’s love for the Prophets and the Ahl al-Bayt endure?
The essence and first answer at a glance (60-word summary)
To help your three-year-old’s love for the Prophets and the Ahl al-Bayt endure, entrust your child to God and seek His protection for them from the evil of devils. Nourish their spiritual life with the Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet’s Household, and learn religious knowledge from authoritative sources. It is recommended that you recite the twenty-fifth supplication of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, as well as supplications for the end times, with yourself and your child in mind.
Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)
Teacher and researcher in the intellectual tradition of wisdom and the Ahl al-Bayt | Soroush Bamdadān Cultural CenterEntrust your child to God. Place every aspect and dimension of your child’s being in His care—from body, soul and mind to their whole being. Each day, ask with all your heart to be able to entrust them to God.
Every day, seek refuge in God from the evil of devils, both jinn and human. By day and by night, protect your child with the noble verses and supplications.
Be diligent in feeding your child wholesome food, and pay even greater attention to nourishing them with wholesome spiritual sustenance. Do not let them draw their spiritual provisions from any table other than that of the Qur’an and the Prophet’s Household.
Take your duties and responsibilities toward your child seriously.
Guard your child against the snares of predators, both in the real world and online.
Teach them the Qur’anic sciences and the teachings of the Prophet’s Household from their primary sources and wellsprings.
Recite the twenty-fifth supplication of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, which concerns children, often.
Recite the supplications for the End Times more often, especially these supplications, with your own sake, your child’s, and that of the believers in mind…
Morning and evening:
أصْبَحْنَا وَ الْمُلْكُ وَ الْحَمْدُ وَ الْعَظَمَةُ وَ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَ الْجَبَرُوتُ وَ الْحِلْمُ وَ الْعِلْمُ وَ الْجَلَالُ وَ الْجَمَالُ وَ الْكَمَالُ وَ الْبَهَاءُ وَ الْقُدْرَةُ وَ التَّقْدِيسُ وَ التَّعْظِيمُ وَ التَّسْبِيحُ وَ التَّكْبِيرُ وَ التَّهْلِيلُ وَ التَّحْمِيدُ وَ السَّمَاحُ وَ الْجُودُ وَ الْكَرَمُ وَ الْمَجْدُ وَ الْمَنُّ وَ الْخَيْرُ وَ الْفَضْلُ وَ السَّعَةُ وَ الْحَوْلُ وَ السُّلْطَانُ وَ الْقُوَّةُ وَ الْعِزَّةُ وَ الْقُدْرَةُ وَ الْفَتْقُ وَ الرَّتْقُ وَ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ وَ الظُّلُمَاتُ وَ النُّورُ وَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةُ وَ الْخَلْقُ جَمِيعاً وَ الْأَمْرُ كُلُّهُ وَ مَا سَمَّيْتُ وَ مَا لَمْ أُسَمِّ وَ مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهُ وَ مَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ وَ مَا كَانَ وَ مَا هُوَ كَائِنٌ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَذْهَبَ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ جَاءَ بِالنَّهَارِ وَ أَنَا فِي نِعْمَةٍ مِنْهُ وَ عَافِيَةٍ وَ فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَهُ ما سَكَنَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهارِ وَ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهارِ وَ يُولِجُ النَّهارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ وَ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَ يُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ... وَ هُوَ عَلِيمٌ بِذاتِ الصُّدُورِ اللَّهُمَّ بِكَ نُمْسِي وَ بِكَ نُصْبِحُ وَ بِكَ نَحْيَا وَ بِكَ نَمُوتُ وَ إِلَيْكَ نَصِيرُ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَذِلَّ أَوْ أُذِلَّ أَوْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضِلَّ أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ يَا مُصَرِّفَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى طَاعَتِكَ وَ طَاعَةِ رَسُولِكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُزِغْ قَلْبِي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنِي وَ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ خَلْقَانِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ فَلَا تَبْتَلِيَنِّي فِيهِمَا بِجُرْأَةٍ عَلَى مَعَاصِيكَ وَ لَا رُكُوبٍ لِمَحَارِمِكَ وَ ارْزُقْنِي فِيهِمَا عَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا وَ سَعْياً مَشْكُوراً وَ تِجارَةً لَنْ تَبُور
يا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا رَحِيمُ يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِك
اللَّهُمَّ عَرِّفْنِي نَفْسَكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِي نَفْسَكَ لَمْ أَعْرِفْ نَبِيَّكَ اللَّهُمَّ عَرِّفْنِي رَسُولَكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِي رَسُولَكَ لَمْ أَعْرِفْ حُجَّتَكَ اللَّهُمَّ عَرِّفْنِي حُجَّتَكَ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ لَمْ تُعَرِّفْنِي حُجَّتَكَ ضَلَلْتُ عَنْ دِينِي