Dua for Parents

رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbi irhamhuma kama rabbayanee sagheera

My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.

The most beloved Quranic dua for parents. Allah commands us to lower the wing of humility to our parents and pray for their mercy.

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ

Rabbanaghfir lee wa liwaalidayya wa lil-mu'mineena yawma yaqoomul-hisaab

Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.

Prophet Ibrahim's (Abraham's) dua asking forgiveness for himself, his parents, and all believers on the Day of Judgment.

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

Rabbighfir lee wa liwaalidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya mu'minan wa lil-mu'mineena wal-mu'minaat

My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer and the believing men and believing women.

Prophet Nuh (Noah) made this comprehensive dua seeking forgiveness for his parents and all believers.

رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ

Rabbi awzi'nee an ashkura ni'matakal-latee an'amta 'alayya wa 'alaa waalidayya wa an a'mala saalihan tardaahu

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve.

A dua of gratitude that connects honoring parents with doing good deeds that please Allah.

رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي

Rabbi awzi'nee an ashkura ni'matakal-latee an'amta 'alayya wa 'alaa waalidayya wa an a'mala saalihan tardaahu wa aslih lee fee zurriyyatee

My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring.

Extended version including prayer for righteous offspring — connecting gratitude for parents with hope for future generations.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ

Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa 'aafihi wa'fu 'anhu wa akrim nuzulahu wa wassi' mudkhalahu

O Allah, forgive him/her, have mercy upon him/her, grant him/her wellbeing, pardon him/her, honor his/her reception, and make spacious his/her entrance.

Part of the funeral prayer dua taught by the Prophet ﷺ — powerful for deceased parents.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِأَبِي وَأُمِّي وَارْحَمْهُمَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمَا الْجَنَّةَ

Allahummaghfir li-abee wa ummee warhamhuma wa adkhilhumal-jannah

O Allah, forgive my father and mother, have mercy on them, and admit them to Paradise.

A comprehensive dua combining forgiveness, mercy, and the ultimate request of Paradise for parents.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْفَعْ دَرَجَتَهُ فِي الْمَهْدِيِّينَ وَاخْلُفْهُ فِي عَقِبِهِ فِي الْغَابِرِينَ

Allahummaghfir lahu warfa' darajatahu fil-mahdiyyeena wakhlufhu fee 'aqibihi fil-ghabireen

O Allah, forgive him/her and elevate his/her rank among the rightly guided, and be a successor to his/her descendants among the remaining people.

The Prophet ﷺ made this dua upon the death of Abu Salamah — applicable for deceased parents.

اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْ وَالِدَيَّ وَبَارِكْ لَهُمَا فِي أَعْمَارِهِمَا وَأَصِحَّ أَبْدَانَهُمَا

Allahummahfaz waalidayya wa baarik lahuma fee a'maarihima wa asihha abdaanahuma

O Allah, protect my parents, bless them with long life, and grant them good health.

A dua for living parents asking Allah to protect them, extend their lives with barakah, and keep them healthy.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي بَارًّا بِوَالِدَيَّ وَلَا تَحْرِمْنِي أَجْرَ بِرِّهِمَا

Allahummaj'alnee baarran bi-waalidayya wa laa tahrimnee ajra birrihima

O Allah, make me dutiful to my parents and do not deprive me of the reward of being good to them.

A dua asking Allah to help you be a better child to your parents and to grant you the reward of birr (righteousness toward parents).

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَى قَبْرِهِ الضِّيَاءَ وَالنُّورَ وَالْفُسْحَةَ وَالسُّرُورَ

Allahumma anzil 'ala qabrihi ad-diyaa'a wan-noora wal-fushata was-suroor

O Allah, send down upon his/her grave light, radiance, spaciousness, and joy.

A beautiful dua for a deceased parent asking Allah to illuminate and expand their grave and fill it with joy.

اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْهُ عِنْدَ السُّؤَالِ

Allahumma thabbithu 'indas-su'aal

O Allah, make him/her firm during the questioning.

The Prophet ﷺ used to make this dua after burial, asking Allah to give the deceased strength when the angels question them in the grave.

اللَّهُمَّ اجْزِ وَالِدَيَّ عَنِّي خَيْرَ الْجَزَاءِ

Allahummajzi waalidayya 'annee khayral-jazaa'

O Allah, reward my parents on my behalf with the best of rewards.

Asking Allah to reward your parents for everything they did in raising you — an acknowledgment that you can never fully repay them.

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى بِرِّ وَالِدَيَّ حَيَّيْنِ وَمَيِّتَيْنِ

Allahumma a'innee 'ala birri waalidayya hayyayni wa mayyitayn

O Allah, help me to be dutiful to my parents while they are alive and after they have passed away.

A unique dua recognizing that honoring parents continues even after death through dua, charity on their behalf, and maintaining their relationships.

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِحَيِّنَا وَمَيِّتِنَا وَشَاهِدِنَا وَغَائِبِنَا وَصَغِيرِنَا وَكَبِيرِنَا وَذَكَرِنَا وَأُنْثَانَا

Allahummaghfir lihayyinaa wa mayyitinaa wa shaahidinaa wa ghaa'ibinaa wa sagheerinaa wa kabeerinaa wa zakarinaa wa unthaanaa

O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those who are present among us and those who are absent, our young and our old, our males and our females.

A comprehensive funeral dua from the Prophet ﷺ — used for parents and all Muslims.