Supplicating: “O Allah, Grant Righteous Offspring or Keep Me Deprived of It”

Question

If someone supplicates: “O Allah, grant [me] pious offspring, or keep me deprived of it” — how is this?

Answer

There is room for such a supplication (it is permissible).

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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