Nūḥ عليه السلام · praying for parents, living or dead
Forgive me, my parents, and the believers
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Sūrat Nooh
71:28 - Text
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رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِىَ مُؤْمِنًۭا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًۢا
Rabbi ighfir lī wa-liwālidayya wa-liman dakhala baytiya muʾminan wa-lilmuʾminīna walmuʾmināti wa-lā tazidi aẓ-ẓālimīna ʾillā tabāran
When and why it was said
In the Qur’an (71:28), Nuh prays for forgiveness for himself, his parents, and all believing men and women.
Qurʾān 71:28
Commentary — Tafsīr al-Jalālayn
My Lord forgive me and my parents — both of whom were believers — and whoever enters my house my dwelling or my place of worship as a believer and believing men and believing women to the Day of Resurrection and do not increase the evildoers except in ruin’ in destruction — and thus they were destroyed.
Tafsīr al-Jalālayn, al-Maḥallī and al-Suyūṭī. Translated by Feras Hamza. altafsir.com
Reflection
Include family and the wider ummah in your prayers for forgiveness.