Prayers for Father
A Muslim always aims to honor and serve his parents, with supplication being one of the most cherished acts a child can offer. Muslims can pray for their parents with heartfelt expressions, and below, we present a selection of prayers from the Holy Quran, along with some general supplications that may be used:
- (Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day when the reckoning will take place.)
- (My Lord, have mercy on them as they brought me up when I was small.)
- (My Lord, inspire me to be grateful for Your favor, which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to perform good deeds that please You, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.)
- O Allah, grant my father good health so he may enjoy his life, and forgive him, so that sins do not harm him, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful.
- O Allah, do not leave any sin for my father except that You forgive it, nor any concern except that You relieve it.
- O Allah, make my father find happiness through his piety.
- O Allah, fill my father’s moments with Your remembrance.
- O Allah, place my father under Your protection, safety, and kindness.
- O Allah, grant my father paradise and whatever brings him closer to it through words or deeds.
- O Allah, distance my father from the fire and from whatever brings him closer to it through words or deeds.
- O Allah, help me in honoring my father until he is pleased with us and You are pleased.
- O Allah, O Lord of Majesty and Honor, O Living, O Sustainer, we call upon You by Your Greatest Name, which, when You are called by it, You respond, to bestow upon my parents Your blessings, mercy, and provisions.
- O Allah, assist us in being good to my parents in their old age.
- O Allah, forgive all of my father’s past sins and protect him from future ones.
- O Allah, keep my father’s heart free from the sorrows of this life, and protect his body from the fire of the Hereafter.
- Lord, I entrust You with my father’s happiness, so grant him eternal joy, health, strength, and well-being.
- O Allah, intercede for my father through our Prophet and Chosen One, gather him under his banner, and quench his thirst from his blessed hand with a drink he will never thirst after again.
Prayers for an Ill Father
Here are some well-known and general supplications that can be used when praying:
- (O Allah, Lord of mankind, remove the affliction, heal him, for You are the Healer; there is no healing except for Your healing, a healing that leaves no ailment behind.)
- (I seek refuge with the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and poisonous creature, and from every envious eye.)
- O Allah, You are the Healer; heal my father and protect him for us, and bless us with his long life.
- O Allah, grant my father swift recovery and robe him in well-being. Make his days devoted to Your service.
- O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity but You. I implore You and beseech You to grant my father healing and health that will never leave him.
- O Allah, replace my father’s illness with recovery, and let wellness flow through his body, O Compeller, O Mighty One.
- O Allah, I ask You by Your Greatest Name to heal my father and to grant him enduring health and happiness until he meets You.
Prayers for a Deceased Father
Below are some general supplications that can be utilized for prayers:
- O Allah, O Forgiver of sins, O Accepter of repentance, forgive my father for his past and future sins; You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
- O Allah, if my father committed any sin, it is now in Your hands, so forgive him and pardon him, for You are the Mighty and Generous.
- O Allah, if my father was righteous, reward him with goodness in return for his good deeds, and if he wronged, forgive him for his transgressions; You are capable of all things.
- O Allah, O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O One, O Eternal, forgive my deceased father and have mercy on him; indeed, You are the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
- O Allah, You said, “Call upon Me, and I will respond to you.” Here I am calling You, O Lord, to forgive my father who has left us in body but not in spirit.
- O Allah, forgive my father, have mercy on him, and overlook what You know, for You are the Mighty, the Generous.
- O Allah, O Compassionate, O Generous, honor my father with Your immense grace and forgiveness, for he is in need of You, and You are self-sufficient from him.
- O Allah, grant my father a place in the highest paradise.