It is absolutely painful to witness the death of a loved one. Grieving a loss of a loved one is definitely one of the most painful ordeals a human can experience, more so than the death of one’s parents. By the end of this article, you will know ways how to make dua for parents who passed away.
Death is certain. All human beings shall taste death,
Allah mentioned in the Quran 21:35 :
كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ ذَآئِقَةُ ٱلْمَوْتِ ۗ وَنَبْلُوكُم بِٱلشَّرِّ وَٱلْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةًۭ ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ ٣٥
Every soul will taste death. And We test you ˹O humanity˺ with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will ˹all˺ be returned.
If you are here, you’ll probably wondering how can you still be of benefit to the parents who have sacrificed their life for you, how could you profess your love back to them after their death ?
Well, let’s find the answers in this article:
3 Ways To Make Dua For Parents Who Passed Away.
1. Repeatedly Make Dua For Parents Who Passed Away
(Especially during the time when dua are mustajaab(granted); after five daily prayers, during sujuud,when it rains, between azan and iqomah and a few hours before maghrib on a friday;known as saah faatimiyyah)
Narrated by Abu Hurairah R.A, Prophet Muhmammad (s.a.w) mentioned that:
“when a person return to his maker, he can no longer benefit from his actions except in the following three ways:A continuous act of charity, a useful contribution to knowledge, and a child who prays for him.”
As stated in the hadith above, when a person passed on, he can no longer be rewarded for his actions except in 3 ways:
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A continuous act of charity
This can be as grand as donating a land, a well, water pumps for those in need or as simple as donating chairs,Quran and fans; for as long as the donated items are being used the person who donated it can benefit from it.
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A useful contribution to knowledge
A teacher who nurtured and patiently teach students with knowledge and wisdom which is later used by the students to help others with the knowledge and so long as the cycle continues he may benefit from it.
It could also be any person(you and me) who teach, share a knowledge which benefits another person and so long as he acts upon it or utilise it to do good, you may also be rewarded for it.
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A child who prays for him
One of the greatest blessings or “inheritance” a person could leave in this world after passing on, would be leaving a child / children who are pious.
A pious person or “ رجل صالح” is always in remembrance of Allah,
likewise a good son “ولد صالح” or daughter “ بنت صالحة” would always remember to include his or her parents in their dua.
If you are reading this, you have been blessed to have parents who have raised you up into a good muslim. You are your parents most valuable inheritance, for as long as you are alive and continue making supplication for them they will benefit from your good actions or “ عمل صالح”.
2. Another Form Of Sadaqah And Dua For Parents Who Passed Away: Give Charity On Behalf Of Your Parents
Besides making dua for your parents, another way you can do to benefit your parents who have returned to their maker is to give charity on behalf of them. You could make the intention in your own preferred language even:
As an example: “Oh Allah, please grant my parents full credit from this charity I made for your sake”.
3. Another Form Of Sadaqah And Dua For Parents Who Passed Away: Contribute To The Community
Another thing you can do beside making a dua for your deceased parents is to be an active member of the community; doing charity works.
Look within your local community and see which organisation needed volunteers or you can also help the people around you who needed help; it could be your neighbour, the person you see sitting on the streets that you passed by everyday to work or going to the market.
If you happen to know any elderly who needs help buying their groceries- go and land a hand!
Make the intention that you are doing this on behalf of your parents.
May Allah reward both you and your parents because they have raised you and so asking Allah to forgive them and be merciful to them like how they were merciful to you when they raised you since you were young.
You can add this on top of dua for parents
In a nutshell, there are 3 ways you can make dua for your parents:
- Making dua repeatedly especially on the time of when Allah will grant your dua (mustajaab)
- Give charity on behalf of your parents
- Contribute to the community and dedicating the rewards to your deceased parents
