إِذَا مَاتَ الْإِنْسَانُ انْقَطَعَ عَنْهُ عَمَلُهُ إِلَّا مِنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ: إِلَّا مِنْ صَدَقَةٍ جَارِيَةٍ أَوْ عِلْمٍ يُنْتَفَعُ بِهِ أَوْ وَلَدٍ صَالِحٍ يَدْعُو لَهُ
Idha mata al-insanu inqata'a 'anhu 'amaluhu illa min thalathah: illa min sadaqatin jariyah, aw 'ilmin yuntafa'u bih, aw waladin salihin yad'u lah
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.
The most important hadith about parents and children. After death, all deeds stop — except three. The third is "a righteous child who prays for them." This means YOU are your parents' ongoing investment. Every du'a you make for them after their death adds to their account. You are their sadaqah jariyah in human form. The question is: are you the kind of child who remembers to pray for them?
Related Du'as
رَبَّنَا 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 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.
Sahihرَبِّ 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.
Sahihفَلَا 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.
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