Is reciting Surat Al-Baqarah daily with the intention of having offspring, or a job, or marriage, or an improvement in circumstances considered an innovation (bid‘ah), whether by specifying certain days or without specifying them? And is it considered an innovation if someone recites it for its virtues, and ties the fulfillment of these matters to the will of Allah, and without specifying days?

The virtue of Surat Al-Baqarah is firmly established in Islamic law. Taking it is a blessing, meaning that regularly reciting it, contemplating its meanings, and acting upon its contents brings immense benefit. Satan flees from a house in which it is recited, and on the Day of Resurrection, it will come like a cloud, arguing on behalf of its reciter. There is no religious proof that specifically dedicates its recitation for obtaining offspring, a job, or marriage. Reciting it solely for worldly gains, without the intention of seeking closeness to Allah and reward in the Afterlife, may corrupt the intention and render the act worldly. Whoever does so will have their deeds annulled in the Hereafter, as indicated by verses from the Holy Quran and prophetic hadiths.