Dua 1
وَٱخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ ٱلذُّلِّ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا
Rabbir-ḥamhumā kamā rabbayānī ṣaghīrā
My Lord, have mercy on them both, as they raised me when I was small.
Quran 17:24
Dua for parents, from the Quran.
Allah ties gratitude to Him with gratitude to parents, and teaches duas for them in the Quran.
Dua 2
رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ
Rabbanagh-fir lī wa li-wālidayya wa lil-muʾminīna yawma yaqūmul-ḥisāb
Our Lord, forgive me, my parents and the believers on the Day the reckoning is set up.
Quran 14:41
Dua 3
رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا
Rabbigh-fir lī wa li-wālidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya muʾminan wa lil-muʾminīna wal-muʾmināt
My Lord, forgive me and my parents, whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and women.
Quran 71:28
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Guide
When and how to say it.
Allah ties gratitude to Him with gratitude to parents, and teaches duas for them in the Quran.
A child's dua is one of three things that keep benefiting a person after death.1 Make these duas daily, in salah and outside it, whether your parents are living or have passed away.
- Sahih Muslim 1631.
- Quran 17:24
- Quran 14:41
- Quran 71:28
Questions
Good to know.
What is the dua for parents in the Quran?
Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira (Quran 17:24).
Can I make dua for my parents who have died?
Yes. A righteous child's dua benefits parents after death (Muslim 1631).