What is the correct intention for acts of worship such as reciting Surat Al-Baqarah and maintaining ties of kinship: Is it the intention of expelling Satan and prolonging life directly, or the intention of sincerity to Allah and what results from it? What is the ruling on an intention that corrupts an act of worship when a worldly matter is sought? And what is the intention that should be present when reciting the Quran and performing adhkar?

There is no evidence for the desirability of reciting Surat Al-Baqarah every three days. However, there is general encouragement for its recitation. A Muslim should intend by their actions the Face of Allah Almighty, and intend thereby to draw closer to Him and seek His pleasure, and the promised reward will reach them. There is no harm in intending the promised reward along with the intention of drawing closer to Allah Almighty; this does not contradict sincerity. As for intending worldly gain through good deeds, there is a detailed explanation: whoever performs an act of worship to obtain something that Allah has made a cause for it, will be rewarded. However, whoever performs it to be seen by people is a show-off (murā'ī) and their action is null and void.