Is it permissible for an unmarried person to supplicate with the traditional prayers that include asking for offspring, such as "My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [some] of my descendants"?
A single person's prayer to God for offspring without a wife is an aggression in supplication because it contradicts God's cosmic laws. However, his supplication for offspring, whether through traditional prayers or otherwise, is not an aggression, because it inherently includes a prayer for a wife, unless he intends to obtain offspring without marriage. Therefore, it is permissible for a single person to pray with the words of the Almighty: "My Lord, do not leave me alone [without an heir], while you are the best of inheritors," and His saying, glory be to Him: "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication," provided that his intention is not to obtain offspring without marriage.
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