رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا
Dua for knowledge
Rabbi zidni 'ilma
1 lineQur'an 20:114
Family & kindness · 2 lines · Qur'an 17:24
Dua for parents
When: Any time, especially after salah or at bedtime
Dua for parents
Say it together
رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا
Line 1Rabbir-hamhuma
My Lord, have mercy on them
كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًا
Line 2kama rabbayani saghira
as they cared for me when I was little.
Qur'an 17:24 · Meaning: our child-friendly wording · littleminarets.com
For parents & teachers
Teaching this dua
Allah Himself teaches this dua in the Qur'an, right after telling us to be kind and gentle with our parents. It is touching to hear a child say it, so let them hear you say it for your own parents first: "Rabbir-hamhuma" for Granny and Grandpa. Talk about all the ways parents care for a baby, from feeding and rocking to walking them up and down at night. Then ask your child what they remember being looked after for.
By age: Ages 3–5: "Rabbir-hamhuma". Ages 5 and up: the whole dua.
Word by word
- Rabbimy Lord
رَّبِّ
- irhamhumahave mercy on them both
ٱرْحَمْهُمَا
- rabbayanithey raised me
رَبَّيَانِى
- saghirawhen I was small
صَغِيرًا
Where it comes from
- Qur'an 17:24 (opens in a new tab)
- Arabic: the Uthmani text from Tanzil (opens in a new tab), unchanged. The meaning is our own wording for children; for a standard translation see Saheeh International on quran.com (opens in a new tab).
- Checked by Ozair Ali.
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