ุฑูุจูู ุงุบูููุฑู ููู ููููููุงููุฏูููู ููููู ููู ุฏูุฎููู ุจูููุชููู ู ูุคูู ูููุง ููููููู ูุคูู ูููููู ููุงููู ูุคูู ูููุงุชู ุฑูุจูู ุงุฑูุญูู ูููู ูุง ููู ูุง ุฑูุจููููุงููู ุตูุบููุฑูุง
My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my home as a believer and the believing men and women. My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up [when I was] small.
Rabbighfir li waliwalidayya waliman dakhala baytiya mu'minan walilmu'mineena walmu'minaat. Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani sagheera
When to Read
This comprehensive dua, encompassing forgiveness and mercy for parents, is best recited regularly. Make it a part of your daily supplications, especially after prayers. You can also recite it during moments of deep reflection or when you specifically feel the need to connect with your Lord for the well-being of your parents in this life and the next.
How to Read
Recite with sincere intention and heartfelt emotion. Visualize your parents and supplicate for them with humility. Raising your hands while making dua is a recommended practice, though not strictly mandatory for this particular verse. Focus on the meaning and the immense mercy and forgiveness Allah showers upon those who are dutiful to their parents.
Virtues & Benefits
This verse from Surah Nuh beautifully encapsulates a believer's responsibility towards their parents. By reciting it, you are fulfilling a divine command to show kindness and seek mercy for them. The dua asks Allah to extend His forgiveness not only to your parents but also to all believers, highlighting the interconnectedness of the Ummah. Specifically asking for mercy for your parents 'as they brought me up [when I was] small' acknowledges their sacrifices and seeks Allah's proportionate reward for them, reflecting the Quranic injunctions to treat parents with utmost kindness (Surah Al-Isra 17:23-24). This act of supplication is a profound way to honor them even after their passing, ensuring their remembrance and seeking Allah's pleasure for them.