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 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.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْهُ وَعَافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْهُ وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُ وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُ وَاغْسِلْهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ وَنَقِّهِ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ وَالْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ وَأَبْدِلْهُ دَارًا خَيْرًا مِنْ دَارِهِ وَأَهْلًا خَيْرًا مِنْ أَهْلِهِ وَزَوْجًا خَيْرًا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ وَأَدْخِلْهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَعِذْهُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَعَذَابِ النَّارِ
O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being, pardon him, honor his reception, expand his entrance, and wash him with water, snow, and hail. Cleanse him of sins and wrongdoings as a white garment is cleansed of filth. Grant him an abode better than his home, a family better than his family, and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him to Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave and the torment of the Fire.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ ثَوَابَهُ لِوَالِدَيَّ وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
O Allah, grant its reward to my parents, and accept it from us. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَهُمَا وَارْحَمْهُمَا وَعَافِهِمَا وَاعْفُ عَنْهُمَا وَأَكْرِمْ نُزُلَهُمَا وَوَسِّعْ مُدْخَلَهُمَا وَاغْسِلْهُمَا بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ
O Allah, forgive them both, have mercy on them, grant them well-being, pardon them, honor their reception, expand their entrance, and wash them with water, snow, and hail.
Sahih