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Worship & Dhikr
Surah: Al-Isra (24)
Say: My Lord Have Mercy on Them as They Raised Me When Small — A Prayer That Never Loses Its Need
وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱرۡحَمۡهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرٗا
— الإسراء الآية 24
Verse: "Say: My Lord have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small." (17:24) — A supplication Allah taught His Prophet. "As they raised me when small" — recalling the upbringing reminds of gratitude and stirs emotion. When a person remembers themselves as a child crying for their mother during illness while she stayed up — they pray from the heart, not just the tongue. The prayer for parents continues for the living and dead: whoever's parents died must intensify prayers as their good deeds reaching them have stopped — and sincere prayer never stops. Lesson: dedicate a moment daily to recall your parents' upbringing then pray for them — that is the prayer accepted from a full heart.
Source: Ibn Kathir (5/62); Al-Sadi
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Why did Allah add "as they raised me when I was small" in the parents' supplication?
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