In Islam, treating your parents with kindness and devotion holds the second place after the worship of Allah. Allah said in the Quran: “Be grateful to Me and to your parents; unto Me is the final destination” (Surah Luqman 31:14).
Praying for your parents is an ongoing duty and the highest form of charity, even if your parents are alive and aging, are ill, or have passed away into Allah’s mercy. A child’s prayer for their parents allows the parents to be ranked in Jannah.
Core Dua for Parents (For Mercy Upon Parents)
Read this most famous Dua for Parents given in the Quran–
رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Pronunciation: Rabbir-hamhumaa kamaa rabbayaanee sagheeraa.
Dua for Parents in English: “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.”
Dua for Parents in Hindi: “ऐ मेरे रब! तू उन दोनों (मेरे माँ-बाप) पर रहम फ़रमा, जिस तरह उन्होंने बचपन में मुझे पाला-पोसा (मेरी परवरिश की)।”
Source: Surah Al-Isra (Quran 17:24)
Dua for Parents (For Forgiveness on the Day of Judgement)
Read this Dua for Parents during the final sitting of daily Duas-
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Pronunciation: Rabbanagh-fir lee wa li-waalidayya wa lil-mu’mineena yawma yaqoomul-hisaab.
Dua for Parents (For Forgiveness on the Day of Judgement) in English: “Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.”
Dua for Parents (For Forgiveness on the Day of Judgement) in Hindi: “ऐ हमारे रब! मुझे, मेरे माँ-बाप को और तमाम मोमिनों को उस दिन माफ़ फ़रमा जिस दिन हिसाब क़ायम होगा।”
Source: Surah Ibrahim (Quran 14:41)
Dua for Parents (For Gratitude & Righteous Actions)
Read this Dua to ask Allah for the ability to stay grateful for the blessing and to please him-
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Pronunciation: Rabbi awzi‘neee an ashkura ni‘matakal-lateee an‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘alaa waalidayya wa an a‘mala saalihan tardaahu wa adkhilnee bi-rahmatika fee ‘ibaadikas-saaliheen.
Dua for Parents (For Gratitude & Righteous Actions) in English: “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. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.”
Dua for Parents (For Gratitude & Righteous Actions) in Hindi: “ऐ मेरे रब! मुझे तौफ़ीक़ दे कि मैं तेरी उस नेमत का शुक्र अदा करूँ जो तूने मुझ पर और मेरे माँ-बाप पर की, और ऐसे नेक अमल करूँ जिससे तू राज़ी हो जाए, और अपनी रहमत से मुझे अपने नेक बंदों में दाख़िल फ़रमा।”
Source: Surah An-Naml (Quran 27:19)
Dua for Parents Health and Healing
Read this Dua when your mother or father falls ill, placing your right hand on them-
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ النَّاسِ، أَذْهِبِ الْبَاسَ، اشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي، لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ، شِفَاءً لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمًا
Pronunciation: Allahumma Rabban-naas, adh-hibil-ba’s, ishfi Antash-Shaafee, laa shifaaa’a illaa shifaaa’uk, shifaaa’an laa yughaadiru saqamaa.
Translation in English: “O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the hardship and grant healing. You are the Healer; there is no healing except Your healing—a healing that leaves no illness behind.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 5675).
Power of Dua for Deceased Parents (Sadaqah Jariyah)
A child’s relationship with parents doesn’t end at their grave, but the child remains an active source of continuous reward for deceased parents:
- Ranks Raised in Jannah: The Prophet Muhammad said:
“A man’s status will be raised in Paradise, and he will say: ‘From where did this come to me?’ It will be said: ‘From your child seeking forgiveness for you'” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 3660).
- The 3 Eternal Deeds: The Messenger of Allah said:
“When a person dies, all their deeds end except three: continuous charity (Sadaqah Jariyah), beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for them” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1631).
Ways to Honour Your Parents Daily
- Never use harsh words or expressions with your parents.
- Do charity work in your parents’ name, like donating Quran copies or feeding the poor; it brings spiritual merit to them directly.
- You must honour your parents’ close friends and relatives after the passing of your parents. It is the highest form of devotion.
- The Prophet said, “The Lord’s pleasure is in the parent’s pleasure, and the Lord’s anger is in the parent’s anger” (Jami at-Tirmidhi, Hadith 1899).
You can also read – 40 Rabbana Dua (Qurbani ki Dua).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
You can read the dua for parents at any time you want, but these moments are the most accepted-
During Prostration in Duas.
In the final sitting of Salah.
During the earlier part of Tahajjud.
On Fridays.
No, in Islam you do not pray for the non-muslim parents’ forgiveness in the hereafter, as it’s against Islamic jurisprudence.
Yes, you can keep fasts or do Hajj on behalf of your deceased parents if a parent had an unfulfilled obligatory fast or vow.
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