Duas for the people closest to us: mercy and forgiveness for parents, blessings for newly-weds, righteous spouses and children, and protection for little ones.
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ، وَبَارَكَ عَلَيْكَ، وَجَمَعَ بَيْنَكُمَا فِي خَيْرٍ
Transliteration: Barakallahu lak, wa baraka 'alayk, wa jama'a baynakuma fi khayr.
Translation: May Allah bless you, shower His blessings upon you, and join you both together in goodness.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 2130; Jami at-Tirmidhi 1091
When to recite: When congratulating someone on their marriage (nikah).
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ جَنِّبْنَا الشَّيْطَانَ، وَجَنِّبِ الشَّيْطَانَ مَا رَزَقْتَنَا
Transliteration: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibnash-shaytan, wa jannibish-shaytana ma razaqtana.
Translation: In the name of Allah. O Allah, keep Shaytan away from us and keep Shaytan away from what You grant us.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 141; Sahih Muslim 1434
When to recite: Before a husband and wife come together.
أُعِيذُكُمَا بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ وَهَامَّةٍ، وَمِنْ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ لَامَّةٍ
Transliteration: U'idhukuma bi kalimatillahit-tammah, min kulli shaytanin wa hammah, wa min kulli 'aynin lammah.
Translation: I seek protection for you both in the perfect words of Allah, from every devil and every poisonous creature, and from every harmful evil eye.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4737; Jami at-Tirmidhi 2060; Sahih al-Bukhari 3371
When to recite: For your children, whenever you ask Allah to protect them.
رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ ﴿٤٠﴾ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ ﴿٤١﴾
Transliteration: Rabbij'alni muqimas-salati wa min dhurriyyati, Rabbana wa taqabbal du'a'. Rabbanagh-fir li wa li walidayya wa lil-mu'minina yawma yaqumul-hisab.
Translation: My Lord! Make me to establish proper worship, and some of my posterity (also); our Lord! and accept my prayer. Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents and believers on the day when the account is cast.
Source: Quran 14:40–41 (Surah Ibrahim)
When to recite: At any time; many people recite it in the final sitting of the prayer before the salam.
رَبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِى صَغِيرًۭا ﴿٢٤﴾
Transliteration: Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira.
Translation: My Lord! Have mercy on them both as they did care for me when I was little.
Source: Quran 17:24 (Surah Al-Isra)
When to recite: At any time — for living parents and for parents who have passed away.
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍۢ وَٱجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا ﴿٧٤﴾
Transliteration: Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin waj'alna lil-muttaqina imama.
Translation: Our Lord! Vouchsafe us comfort of our wives and of our offspring, and make us patterns for (all) those who ward off (evil).
Source: Quran 25:74 (Surah Al-Furqan)
When to recite: At any time — for a righteous spouse, for your marriage and for your children.
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةًۭ طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَآءِ ﴿٣٨﴾
Transliteration: Rabbi hab li min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibah, innaka sami'ud-du'a'.
Translation: My Lord! Bestow upon me of Thy bounty goodly offspring. Lo! Thou art the Hearer of Prayer.
Source: Quran 3:38 (Surah Ali 'Imran)
When to recite: When hoping for children, and for the righteousness of children you already have.
Hadith references follow the standard numbering on sunnah.com. Quranic Arabic is the Uthmani text with the Pickthall (1930, public domain) translation; other translations are our own.