Short But Impactful Dua For Sick Parents

Are you here because you wanted to make dua for your sick parents but don’t know what to recite?

Rest assured!

By the end of this article, you will not only know the dua for sick parents as stated in 2 different surahs in the Quran but a deeper understanding of the meaning which is the essence of making the supplication to Allah.(inshaallah!)

May Allah grant shifaa’ to all who are sick and they be given forgiveness(كفارة) for their patience and forbearance.

 

So, what Is The Dua For Sick Parents?

This dua is a compilation of 2 verses from 2 different surah in the Quran:

1. Surah Ibrahim
2. Surah al-Israa’

let’s dive deeper into the meaning of the verses shall we?

 

1. surah Ibrahim, verse 41 :

Source: quran.com

What did prophet Ibrahim(A.S) ask Allah in the dua above?

Prophet Ibrahim(A.S) asks for forgiveness from Allah for:

1. Himself
2. His parents
3. The believers

As  clearly stated:

“Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and the believers on the day when the judgement will come to pass”

1st step to make dua for sick parents:

Ask Allah To Pardon You And Your Parents

One of the ways  to make dua for your parents is to seek forgiveness for them.

It is a common practice amongst the prophets that they would constantly seek for Allah’s forgiveness whenever they are faced with trials and tribulations.

The dua in verse 41 was the closing dua that prophet Ibrahim Alaihi salam made  after fulfilling Allah’s command to leave his son;Prophet Ismail (A.S) and his wife Sayyidah Hajar(R.A) in a barren place where there is no form of livelihood.

It is later known the hikmah(wisdom) behind this mission was  rebuilding of the baytullah after it got destroyed during the flood in prophet Nuh’s(A.S) time.

After leaving his loved ones, he made a prayer facing the present baytullah(mecca) which was highlighted from verse 37-41:

source: quran.com

The translation behind prophet Ibrahim’s beautiful dua is as follows:

 

verse 37:

Our Lord! I have settled some of my offspring in a barren valley, near Your Sacred House, our Lord, so that they may establish prayer. So make the hearts of ˹believing˺ people incline towards them and provide them with fruits, so perhaps they will be thankful.

verse 38:

Our Lord! You certainly know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on earth or in heaven is hidden from Allah.

verse 39:

All praise is for Allah who has blessed me with Ishmael and Isaac in my old age. My Lord is indeed the Hearer of ˹all˺ prayers.

verse 40:

My Lord! Make me and those ˹believers˺ of my descendants keep up prayer. Our Lord! Accept my prayers.

verse 41:

Our Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the Day when the judgment will come to pass.”

Let’s now look at:

2. Surah al-Israa’,verse 24:

 

Source: quran.com

 

2nd step to make dua for sick parents;

Ask Allah To Bestow His Mercy Upon Them

In the previous verse (23) in surah al-isra’,

 وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوٓا۟ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَـٰنًا ۚ إِمَّا يَبْلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلْكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوْ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفٍّۢ وَلَا تَنْهَرْهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوْلًۭا كَرِيمًۭا

For your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And honour your parents. If one or both of them reach old age in your care, never say to them ˹even˺ ‘ugh,’ nor yell at them. Rather, address them respectfully.

Allah decreed that we :

1. Worship none but HIM
2. Treat our parents with (Ihsaan)  kindly, gently with utmost love and appreciation.
3. Give thanks to Allah and our parents
4. Be dutiful to our parents

 

In continuation verse(24) above,  Allah highlights to us that we should humble ourselves towards our parents in our interactions with them.

 

Then the next half of the verse talks about seeking Allah to be merciful to them as they have cared for and and loved us when we were young.

We wouldn’t know how hard it is for our parents  to raise us until we ourselves became parents. Hence why in this verse Allah reminded us to seek mercy for them as they have tirelessly brought us up.

 

The 2 essential things in making dua for sick parents are :

1. Seeking forgiveness for them.
2. Seeking Allah’s Mercy for them.

Although these 2 dua are from different surah in the Quran, the scholars conclude that you can recite the 2 dua by combining them together.

 

Hence the following dua that was taught in the Quran can be recited for our parents’ wellbeing (especially when they have reached old age) or have returned back to Allah. 

 

It is our duty to remember them by making a lot of supplications for them especially after the 5 daily prayers.

Dua For Sick Parents is as follows:

رَبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ

“Our Lord! Forgive me, my parents,

 وٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا

Be merciful to them as they raised me when I was young.”

You may follow up with these healing dua for the sick to ask Allah to Remove the harm & give relief to your ailing parents

أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ الْعَظِيمَ رَبَّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ أَنْ يَشْفِيَكَ

• “I ask Allah, the Mighty, the Lord of the mighty throne, to cure you”(Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi)

أَذْهِبِ الْبَأْسَ رَبَّ النَّاسِ وَاشْفِ أَنْتَ الشَّافِي لَا شِفَاءَ إِلَّا شِفَاؤُكَ شِفَاءٌ لَا يُغَادِرُ سَقَمً

• “Remove the harm, Lord of men, and give healing.You are the Healer. There is no healing but from You, a healing which leaves no illness behind.” (Bukhari and Muslim.)

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