Islamic Phrases

Dua for Parents in Arabic

Rabbir-Hamhuma Kama Rabbayani Saghira

My Lord, have mercy on them both, as they raised me when I was small.

Meaning

Rabbi means "my Lord", irhamhuma means "have mercy on them both", kama rabbayani means "as they raised me", and saghira means "when I was small". It comes from Surah Al-Isra, where Allah tells believers to be good to their parents, to lower to them the wing of humility out of mercy, and to say this dua. It can be said for parents who are living or who have died. It appears in the Quran at 17:24.

When to say it: Said for your mother and father, whether they are alive or have passed away, especially after prayer.

Also spelled Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira, Rabbi irhamhuma kama rabbayani sagheera, Dua for parents, Dua for mother and father.

Remember us in your dua

This site is free to use. If it helped you, keep us in your dua, and have a look at what else we build.

Duskford Digital

You run the store. We handle the tech.

Shopify and WooCommerce development for growing stores: fixes, custom features, integrations and migrations.

Visit Duskford Digital

Kivio

Make your Klaviyo emails interactive.

Reviews, quizzes and shopping inside Gmail and Yahoo, so customers act without leaving the inbox. Pilots open.

Visit Kivio

Other ways to write it

رب ارحمهما كما ربياني صغيرا

Without vowel marks

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ

Dua of Ibrahim for his parents (Quran 14:41)

Send it as a WhatsApp sticker

Dua for Parents sticker

Save the image, then in any WhatsApp chat open the sticker tray, tap Create and pick it. This works on iPhone, WhatsApp Web and recent Android versions; on older Android phones, use a sticker maker app.

Download sticker All 45 stickers

In other languages

Urdu
اے میرے رب! ان دونوں پر رحم فرما جیسے انہوں نے بچپن میں میری پرورش کی۔
Indonesian
Wahai Tuhanku, sayangilah keduanya sebagaimana mereka berdua telah mendidik aku pada waktu kecil.
Malay
Wahai Tuhanku, cucurilah rahmat kepada mereka berdua sebagaimana mereka telah mencurahkan kasih sayangnya memelihara dan mendidikku semasa kecil.
Turkish
Rabbim! Küçüklüğümde onlar beni nasıl yetiştirmişlerse, şimdi de sen onlara öyle rahmet et.
Persian
پروردگارا، بر آن دو رحم کن، همان‌گونه که مرا در کودکی پروردند.

Common questions

Can I make this dua for parents who have died?

Yes. Dua for parents keeps reaching them after death. A hadith in Sahih Muslim names a righteous child who prays for them among the few deeds that continue after a person dies.

Where is the dua for parents in the Quran?

Surah Al-Isra, verse 24, in a passage that tells believers to honour their parents and never say even "uff" to them. Surah Ibrahim, verse 41, has another dua for parents, shown above.