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Parents, spouse and children — 10 authentic adhkar with Arabic, transliteration, meaning and source.

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Dua for One's Parents

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbir hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira

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

اے میرے رب! ان دونوں پر رحم فرما جیسے انہوں نے بچپن میں میری پرورش کی۔

A Qur'anic dua for mercy upon one's parents, especially in their old age.

Qur'an, Surah Al-Isra 17:24 — Command from Allah regarding parents

Dua for One's Mother

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهَا كَمَا رَبَّتْنِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbir hamha kama rabbatni saghira

My Lord, have mercy upon her as she raised me when I was small.

اے میرے رب! میری ماں پر رحم فرما جیسے اس نے بچپن میں میری پرورش کی۔

The same Qur'anic dua for parents is directed specifically to one's mother; the Prophet ﷺ emphasised the mother's right to kindness three times over the father's in the well-known hadith of Abu Hurayrah (RA).

Qur'an (adapted); hadith on mother's right in Bukhari/Muslim, Surah Al-Isra 17:24; Bukhari No. 5971 — Abu Hurayrah (RA)

Dua for One's Father

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُ كَمَا رَبَّانِي صَغِيرًا

Rabbir hamhu kama rabbani saghira

My Lord, have mercy upon him as he raised me when I was small.

اے میرے رب! میرے والد پر رحم فرما جیسے انہوں نے بچپن میں میری پرورش کی۔

The same Qur'anic dua for parents is directed specifically to one's father.

Qur'an (adapted), Surah Al-Isra 17:24 — Command from Allah regarding parents

Dua for One's Children and Offspring

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama

Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes, and make us an example for the righteous.

اے ہمارے رب! ہمیں ہماری بیویوں اور اولاد سے آنکھوں کی ٹھنڈک عطا فرما، اور ہمیں پرہیزگاروں کا امام بنا۔

A frequently recited Qur'anic dua asking for righteous offspring and a comfort to the eyes.

Qur'an, Surah Al-Furqan 25:74 — Description of the righteous servants of Allah

Dua for Protecting a Newborn

أُعِيذُكَ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ

U'idhuka bikalimatillahit-tammati min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah

I seek refuge for you in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and poisonous creature, and from every evil eye.

میں تجھے اللہ کے کامل کلمات کے ذریعے ہر شیطان اور زہریلے جانور سے اور ہر بری نظر سے پناہ دیتا ہوں۔

The words of protection used for children; also, the Prophet ﷺ used to do tahnik and pray for blessing over newborns.

Sahih al-Bukhari, No. 3371 — Ibn 'Abbas (RA)

Dua for the Wedding Night

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ

Allahumma inni as'aluka khayraha wa khayra ma jabaltaha 'alayh, wa a'udhu bika min sharriha wa sharri ma jabaltaha 'alayh

O Allah, I ask You for her goodness and the goodness of her nature that You gave her, and I seek refuge in You from her evil and the evil of her nature that You gave her.

اے اللہ! میں تجھ سے اس کی بھلائی اور اس فطرت کی بھلائی مانگتا ہوں جس پر تو نے اسے پیدا کیا، اور میں اس کے شر اور اس فطرت کے شر سے تیری پناہ چاہتا ہوں۔

The husband is taught to place his hand on his new wife's forehead and say this on the wedding night.

Sunan Abi Dawud / Sunan Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud No. 2160 — Ibn 'Abbas (RA)

Congratulatory Dua for a Newlywed

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ

Barakallahu lak, wa baraka 'alayk, wa jama'a baynakuma fi khayr

May Allah bless you, and shower His blessings upon you, and join you both together in goodness.

اللہ تمہیں برکت دے، تم پر برکت نازل فرمائے، اور تم دونوں کو بھلائی میں اکٹھا رکھے۔

Said to congratulate someone who has just married.

Sunan Abi Dawud / Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud No. 2130 — Abu Hurayrah (RA)

Dua for a Righteous Husband

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yun

Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes.

اے ہمارے رب! ہمیں ہماری بیویوں اور اولاد سے آنکھوں کی ٹھنڈک عطا فرما۔

A wife may supplicate for her husband using the same comprehensive dua for a righteous spouse and offspring.

Qur'an, Surah Al-Furqan 25:74 — Description of the righteous servants of Allah

Dua for a Righteous Wife

رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ

Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yun

Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes.

اے ہمارے رب! ہمیں ہماری بیویوں اور اولاد سے آنکھوں کی ٹھنڈک عطا فرما۔

A husband may supplicate for his wife using the same comprehensive dua for a righteous spouse and offspring.

Qur'an, Surah Al-Furqan 25:74 — Description of the righteous servants of Allah

Dua Before Marital Relations

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا

Bismillah, Allahumma jannibnash-shaytana wa jannibish-shaytana ma razaqtana

In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Shaytan away from us and keep Shaytan away from what You provide us [with children].

اللہ کے نام سے، اے اللہ! ہمیں شیطان سے دور رکھ اور جو تو ہمیں عطا کرے (اولاد) اسے بھی شیطان سے دور رکھ۔

Taught by the Prophet ﷺ to be said before marital relations, for the protection of any child that may result from it.

Sahih al-Bukhari / Sahih Muslim, Bukhari No. 3271, Muslim No. 1434 — Ibn 'Abbas (RA)

Duas compiled from the Qur'an and authentic hadith for Islamic World Pro by Aurevia Solution; sources are shown with each dua.

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