اللَّهُمَّ أَلِّفْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِنَا وَأَصْلِحْ ذَاتَ بَيْنِنَا وَاهْدِنَا سُبُلَ السَّلَامِ وَنَجِّنَا مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَجَنِّبْنَا الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ
Allahumma allif bayna qulubina wa aslih dhata baynina wahdina subulas-salami wa najjina minaz-dhulumati ilan-nuri wa jannibnal-fawahisha ma dhahara minha wa ma batan
O Allah, unite our hearts, mend our relations, guide us to paths of peace, deliver us from darkness into light, and keep us away from indecencies — both outward and inward.
The full version of the du'a the Prophet ﷺ would say in his prayer, as narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (RA). It builds from relational healing (unite hearts, mend relations) to spiritual guidance (paths of peace, darkness to light) to moral protection (keep us from indecency). Family conflict is often not about the issue itself but about hearts that have drifted apart. This du'a goes to the root: if Allah aligns the hearts, guides the family to peace, and protects them from sin, the disagreements resolve themselves. It is the du'a for every family dinner that feels tense, every sibling feud, every marital silence.
Related Du'as
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
Sahihأُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
I seek refuge for you both in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil, every venomous creature, and every envious evil eye.
Sahihرَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
My Lord, grant me from Yourself good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.
Sahihرَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and from my descendants. Our Lord, accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established.
Sahih