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Dua for parents: Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira
The dua for parents taught in the Qur'an is Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira, “My Lord, have mercy on them both, as they raised me when I was small,” from Surah al-Isra (Qur'an 17:24).
رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًا ﴿٢٤﴾
Transliteration
Rabbirhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira
Meaning
My Lord, have mercy on them both, as they raised me when I was small.
Urdu meaning
اے میرے پروردگار! ان پر ویسا ہی رحم کر جیسا انہوں نے میرے بچپن میں میری پرورش کی ہے
Urdu meaning from the translation by Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi.
Qur'an 17:24 Qur'anArabic text: Tanzil Project, tanzil.net (CC BY 3.0), used verbatim.
Where this dua comes from
Allah commands children to lower the wing of humility to their parents and to say this for them. The Arabic refers to both parents together.
The verse before it commands kindness to parents, and tells us never to say even “uff” to them when they reach old age, but to speak to them with respect (Qur'an 17:23).
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