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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فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَا أُفٍّ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًا كَرِيمًا
Do not say to them 'uff' (a word of contempt) and do not repel them, but speak to them a noble word.
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 بَارِكْ لِوَالِدَيَّ فِي أَعْمَارِهِمَا وَأَجْسَادِهِمَا وَارْزُقْهُمَا الصِّحَّةَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ
O Allah, bless my parents in their lives and their bodies, and grant them health and well-being.
Hasanرَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ
My Lord, inspire me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteous deeds that please You.
Sahih