اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لِوَالِدَيَّ وَاجْمَعْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمَا فِي الْفِرْدَوْسِ الْأَعْلَى
Allahummaj'alni qurrata 'aynin liwalidayya wajma' bayni wa baynahuma fil-Firdawsil-A'la
O Allah, make me the coolness of my parents' eyes, and unite me with them in the highest Paradise.
The Quran teaches parents to ask for "qurrata a'yun" (coolness of the eyes — the deepest joy) from their children. This du'a flips the perspective: the child asks to BE that source of comfort, then extends the bond beyond this life by asking to be reunited in Al-Firdaws — the highest level of Paradise. It is one thing for your parents to hope you bring them joy; it is another for you to actively ask Allah to make you that joy. The reunion request reflects the believer's greatest hope: that family bonds, the truest worldly joy, will continue eternally in the Hereafter, elevated to a state beyond anything experienced in this life.
Related Du'as
إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ
When a person dies, his deeds come to an end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.
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.
Sahihرَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is established.
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.
Sahih