--- title: "Dua for Parents (Rabbi irhamhuma): Arabic, English Meaning &" description: "The Quranic dua every Muslim should recite daily for their mother and father — alive or deceased. Arabic text, transliteration, English meaning and the" url: https://globalprayertimes.org/blog/dua-for-parents/ source: Global Prayer Times --- # Dua for Parents (Rabbi irhamhuma): Arabic, English Meaning & The Quranic dua every Muslim should recite daily for their mother and father — alive or deceased. Arabic text, transliteration, English meaning and the Daily Duas · 2nd May 2026 · 4 min read · Global Prayer Times Dua for Parents (Rabbi irhamhuma): Arabic, English Meaning & Quran Source The Quranic dua every Muslim should recite daily for their mother and father — alive or deceased. Arabic text, transliteration, English meaning and the verse from Surah al-Isra. Quick Answer The Quranic dua every Muslim should recite daily for their mother and father — alive or deceased. Arabic text, transliteration, English meaning and the verse from Surah al-Isra. After Tawhid, no command in the Qur'an is repeated as often as the command to be good to one's parents. — Global Prayer Times. After Tawhid, no command in the Qur'an is repeated as often as the command to be good to one's parents. Allah ties our gratitude to Him directly to our gratitude to them: 'Be grateful to Me and to your parents' (Surah Luqman 31:14). Among the most beautiful gifts a Muslim can give their mother and father — whether they are alive or have passed away — is a short Quranic dua taught directly by Allah Himself. The dua for parents رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا Rabbi-rhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira. My Lord, have mercy on them both as they raised me when I was small. (Surah al-Isra 17:24) Where the dua appears in the Qur'an Allah commands in Surah al-Isra: 'And lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and say: My Lord, have mercy on them both as they raised me when I was small.' The verse comes immediately after Allah forbids saying even 'uff' — the smallest sound of irritation — to one's parents. The dua is the believer's response: gratitude expressed back to Allah, who placed them in our lives. What the dua truly asks for Notice the wording: not just any mercy, but mercy 'as they raised me when I was small'. We were once helpless infants, sleeping when we wanted, eating when we cried, completely dependent. Our parents bore that with patience, often without thanks. The dua asks Allah to show them the same scale of mercy in this life and the next. When to recite the dua for parents After every fard (obligatory) prayer — a habit beloved by the early Muslims. Whenever you remember a kindness they showed you growing up. After their death — this is sadaqah jariyah (continuous charity) that reaches them in the grave. Combine with: rabbighfir li wa li-walidayya wa lil-mu'minina yawma yaqumul-hisab — 'My Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the reckoning is established' (Surah Ibrahim 14:41). Quran reference The dua is from Surah al-Isra (17:24). For a parent who has passed away, the Prophet ﷺ also said in Sahih Muslim (1631) that one of the three things that continue to benefit a person after death is 'a righteous child who prays for them'. Reciting this dua is one of the most direct ways of fulfilling that. Share: WhatsApp X Copy link More from the Knowledge Hub Daily Duas Dua for the Deceased (Allahumma-ghfir lihayyina): Arabic, English Meaning & Janazah Hadith 5 min read Daily Duas Dua for Guidance (Allahumma ihdini wa saddidni): Arabic, English Meaning & Hadith from Ali (RA) 4 min read Islamic Knowledge Seerah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: The Complete Biography — Birth, Revelation, Hijra and Legacy 20 min read Community Muslims on the Frontline: How British Muslims Showed Up During the COVID-19 Pandemic 7 min read — Global Prayer Times. Source: https://globalprayertimes.org/blog/dua-for-parents/