Rabbij'alni Muqimas Salah (Dua of Prophet Ibrahim)
“Rabbij'alni muqimas-salati wa min dhurriyyati” is a supplication from the Quran (Quran 14:40–41, Surah Ibrahim). Read it below in the original Arabic with transliteration and an English translation, and learn when to recite it.
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.
About this dua
Part of the supplication of Prophet Ibrahim near the Sacred House in Makkah. He asks to be steadfast in prayer along with his descendants, and for forgiveness for himself, his parents and all believers on the Day of Judgement — making it one of the best-known duas for parents and children.
Source and authenticity
- Reference: Quran 14:40–41 (Surah Ibrahim)
- Arabic text in the Uthmani script with the English translation of Marmaduke Pickthall (1930). Transliteration is provided as a reading aid only; learning the Arabic pronunciation from a teacher is recommended.
- Read the source: Read Surah Ibrahim 14:40–41
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