Supplications for Parents, Family & Marriage

Supplications from the Quran and Sunnah for honoring and praying for one’s parents, for spouses at marriage, and for righteous offspring and the protection of children.

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Prayer for one’s parents

رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

Quran — al-Isra 17:24

Zakariyya’s ﷺ prayer for righteous offspring

رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ

Quran — Aal ʿImran 3:38

Congratulating the newly married couple

بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ

Narrated in Abu Dawud & at-Tirmidhi

The husband’s prayer for his wife at marriage

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

Narrated in Abu Dawud & Ibn Majah

Prayer for protecting one’s children (as the Prophet ﷺ used for Hasan & Husain)

أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لاَمَّةٍ

Narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best supplication for one’s parents?

Among the best supplications is the Quranic prayer: “My Lord, have mercy upon them as they raised me when I was small” (Quran 17:24) — comprehensive and said both during their lifetime and after their passing.

What is said to a newly married couple?

It is recommended to say to them: “May Allah bless you, shower His blessings upon you, and join you together in goodness” — a supplication established from the Prophet ﷺ.