اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ ثَوَابَهُ لِوَالِدَيَّ وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Allahummaj'al thawabahu liwalidayya wa taqabbalhu minna innaka Antas-Sami'ul-'Alim
O Allah, grant its reward to my parents, and accept it from us. Indeed, You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
A man asked the Prophet ﷺ: "My mother has died. Will she benefit if I give charity on her behalf?" He said: "Yes." From this, scholars confirmed that charity, Quran recitation, Hajj, fasting, and du'a can all be dedicated to deceased parents. The addition of "taqabbalhu minna" echoes Ibrahim and Isma'il's du'a while building the Ka'bah — a reminder that the deed is not the hard part, acceptance is. Every good deed you do can be gifted to your parents. They are gone, but their account is not closed — you are their lifeline to ongoing reward.
Related Du'as
رَبِّ 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.
Hasanوَاخْفِضْ 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.
Sahih