اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي بَارًّا بِوَالِدَيَّ وَارْزُقْنِي رِضَاهُمَا وَأَعِنِّي عَلَى خِدْمَتِهِمَا بِمَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي
Allahummaj'alni barran biwalidayya warzuqni ridahuma wa a'inni 'ala khidmatihima bima yurdika 'anni
O Allah, make me dutiful to my parents, grant me their pleasure, and help me serve them in a way that pleases You.
Birr (dutifulness) is the Quran's command — "And We have enjoined upon man birr toward his parents" (29:8). Birr is more than respect; it is active, tender, consistent care — especially when they are elderly and dependent. The addition of "help me serve them in a way that pleases You" acknowledges two audiences: your parents and Allah. Sometimes what parents want and what Allah wants differ (if they call you to shirk, for example — Quran 31:15), but in all other matters, their pleasure IS Allah's pleasure. The Prophet ﷺ said: "The pleasure of the Lord is in the pleasure of the parents" (At-Tirmidhi 1899). This du'a asks for divine help because birr requires sabr — and sometimes you lose patience despite your love.
Related Du'as
وَاخْفِضْ 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.
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 اجْعَلْنِي قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لِوَالِدَيَّ وَاجْمَعْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُمَا فِي الْفِرْدَوْسِ الْأَعْلَى
O Allah, make me the coolness of my parents' eyes, and unite me with them in the highest Paradise.
Atharرَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do righteousness of which You approve. And make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed I am of the Muslims.
Sahih