اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي بِرَّ وَالِدَيَّ حَيَّيْنِ وَمَيِّتَيْنِ وَلَا تَحْرِمْنِي أَجْرَهُمَا
Allahumma-rzuqni birra walidayya hayyayni wa mayyitayni wa la tahrimni ajrahuma
O Allah, grant me the ability to be dutiful to my parents — whether alive or deceased — and do not deprive me of their reward.
Birr (dutifulness) to parents does not end with their death. For living parents: serve them, obey them, speak gently, provide for them. For deceased parents: pray for them, give charity on their behalf, maintain their friendships, fulfill their promises. The addition "do not deprive me of their reward" acknowledges that serving parents carries immense ajr (reward) — the Prophet ﷺ ranked it second only to prayer performed on time when asked about the best deeds (Bukhari 527). This du'a asks for the tawfiq (ability) to be dutiful in both states — because birr requires help from Allah; your nafs will resist it, and life's distractions will try to pull you away.
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اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا صَدَقَةً جَارِيَةً عَنْ وَالِدَيَّ
O Allah, make this an ongoing charity on behalf of my parents.
Sahihرَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ
My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and believing women.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ لَهُ فَرَطًا وَذُخْرًا وَسَلَفًا وَأَجْرًا، اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ شَفِيعًا لِوَالِدَيْهِ
O Allah, make this child a forerunner, a treasure stored, a predecessor, and a reward for them. O Allah, make this child an intercessor for their parents.
Sahihوَاخْفِضْ لَهُمَا جَنَاحَ الذُّلِّ مِنَ الرَّحْمَةِ وَقُل رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy and say: My Lord, have mercy upon them as they brought me up when I was small.
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