اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ إِلَيْنَا أَهْلَنَا وَحَبِّبْنَا إِلَيْهِمْ وَأَلِّفْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِنَا
Allahumma habbib ilayna ahlana wa habbibna ilayhim wa allif bayna qulubina
O Allah, make our family beloved to us and make us beloved to them, and unite our hearts.
The Prophet ﷺ made a similar du'a for Madinah when the Companions initially struggled to love it: "O Allah, make Madinah beloved to us as You made Makkah beloved to us, or more." Scholars have adapted this mutual-love du'a for family relations: asking Allah to put love in both directions and then to unite the hearts. Love is not always natural or automatic — sometimes it needs divine intervention. A parent and child may love each other yet feel disconnected. Spouses may care but struggle to communicate. This du'a asks Allah to engineer affection between family members whose hearts have grown distant, and to align them in harmony.
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.
Sahihرَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ
My Lord, do not leave me alone with no offspring, while You are the best of inheritors.
Sahihبَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ فِي الْمَوْهُوبِ لَكَ وَشَكَرْتَ الْوَاهِبَ وَبَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَرُزِقْتَ بِرَّهُ
May Allah bless you in what He has given you. May you give thanks to the One who granted this gift. May the child reach maturity, and may you be granted his righteousness.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ أَحْسِنْ عَاقِبَتَنَا فِي الْأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا وَأَجِرْنَا مِنْ خِزْيِ الدُّنْيَا وَعَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ
O Allah, make good the outcome of all our affairs and protect us from the disgrace of this world and the punishment of the Hereafter.
Sahih