6 Best Dua For Pious Children in Arabic and English
Here are some dua for pious children in Arabic, English and transliteration. Having a pious, righteous, good and respectful child is a wonderful gift from Allah.
Every parent hopes for a child who will support them, spend time together, and pray for their forgiveness after their death.
Pious children contribute to a morally grounded society, fostering compassion, empathy, and ethical behavior.
Their commitment to faith often instills discipline, resilience, and a sense of purpose, shaping them into responsible individuals who positively impact their communities and uphold shared values.
1. Dua For Pious Children in Arabic
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَآءِ
Transliteration: Rabbi habli min ladunka zurriyatan tayyibatan innaka sameeud du’aaa.
Meaning in English: My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.
This dua, found in Surah Ali ‘Imran verse 38, was recited by Prophet Zakariyya A.S., asking Allah S.W.T. to grant him a pious child. It is a prayer seeking righteous and virtuous children.
The phrase “My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring” reflects the desire for children who are morally upright and guided by divine values.
By acknowledging that God is the Hearer of supplication, the prayer emphasizes trust in the Almighty to respond to this request for pious descendants.
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2. Dua
رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِينَ
Transliteration: Rabbi Habli Minas Saliheen
Meaning: My Lord, grant me a righteous child.
This dua, Surah As Saffat verse 100, is one of the supplications of Prophet Ibrahim, peace be upon him. Prophet Ibrahim asked Allah to grant him a righteous son, after he asked for righteousness for himself.
This dua is a simple yet heartfelt request to God, asking for a virtuous and righteous child. It expresses the earnest desire for offspring who embody moral goodness and adhere to righteous principles.
By addressing the plea to “My Lord,” it acknowledges the belief in God’s ability to grant such blessings and emphasizes the importance of a child’s righteousness in your aspirations.
3. Dua for Children to be Righteous
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامً
Transliteration: Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhuriyyatina qurrata A’yunin waj’alna lil-muttaqina imama.
Meaning: Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.
The dua is found in Al Furqan, the chapter 25 in the Qur’an verse 74. It is a dua from Quran asking allah for righteous spouses & children and making us leaders among the righteous.
Shaykh ‘Abd ar-Rahman as-Sa‘di (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “the comfort of our eyes” means a source of joy.
“If we examine the situation and characteristics of the ones who offered this du‘a, we will realize, based on their qualities and high ranking, that they would not be content until they see their children obeying their Lord, knowledgeable and actively striving.
As this is a supplication that their wives and children would follow the path of righteousness, it is also a supplication for themselves, because the benefit will come back to them too. Hence they regarded that as a gift to them and they said “Bestow on us (lit. give to us).”
In fact their supplication brings benefit to all the Muslims, because the righteousness of those who are mentioned will bring about the righteousness of many of those who are connected to them, and will benefit them.”
(Taysir al-Karim al-Mannan fi Tafsir Kalam ar-Rahman, 587)
4. Dua for Children’s Steadfastness in Prayers
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ، رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Transliteration: Rabbij ‘alnee muqeemas-salati wa min dhurriyyatee rabbana wataqabbal du‘a. Rabbana ighfir lee waliwalidayya walilmumineena yawma yaqoomu alhisab.
Meaning: My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication. Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.
This dua is found in Surah Ibrahim, verses 40–41. It is a dua to keep yourself and your descendants firm upon prayer as well as seeking forgiveness for ourselves, parents and all the believers.
5. Dua
رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُسْلِمَةً لَكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Transliteration: Rabbana waj-’alna muslimaini laka wa min zurriyyatina ummatan muslimatan laka wa-arina manasikana wa tub ‘alaina innaka anta at-tawwabur-rahim.
Meaning; Our Lord! Make us both (fully) submit to You and from our descendants a nation that will submit to you. Show us our rituals, and accept our repentance. You are truly the Acceptor of Repentance, Most Merciful.
(Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:128)
6. Dua
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي ۖ إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِين
Transliteration: Rabbi auzi’ni an asykura ni’matakal-lati an’amta ‘alayya wa ’alaa waalidayya wa an a’mala solihan tardhahu wa aslih lii fii zurriyyati inni tubtu ilaika wa inni minal-muslimin.
Meaning: My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to work righteousness of which You will approve and make righteous for me my offspring. Indeed, I have repented to You, and indeed, I am of the Muslims.
(Surah Al-Ahqaf, 46:15)
How to Raise Children in Islam
You can raise children in Islam by:
1, Kindness and gentleness
Children by their nature love the parent who is kind to them and helps them, and who cares about them, but that should be without yelling and getting angry, as much as possible; rather it should be with wisdom and patience.
The child is at an age where he needs leisure and play; he is also at an age where discipline and teaching are appropriate. Hence everything must be given due attention, within moderation.
Because children love kind parents, this love gives them a strong motivation to obey their parents.
In the opposite scenario, if kindness is absent and there is violence and harshness, that will lead to alienation, which in turn will lead to stubbornness and disobedience, or the prevalence of fear which will generate an attitude of lying and deceitfulness in the child.
2. Kind treatment does not rule out the use of punishment when necessary.
But it should be noted that punishment, when bringing up children, must be used wisely. It is not right to punish the child for every misdemeanour on his part; rather punishment is to be used when kindness is of no benefit and when advice, instructions and bans have been to no avail.
Punishments should also be useful. For example, if you have the problem of your children spending a long time in front of the television, then you can dictate to them which programs they may watch, that will usually be beneficial and not harmful, and that are free of problematic material as much as possible.
Then if they go beyond the stated time, you can punish them by depriving them of TV for an entire day. If they go beyond the stated time again, then you can deprive them of it for a longer period, according to whatever will achieve the aim and be of benefit in disciplining them.
3. Setting a good example
The parents must first of all adhere themselves to the attitude and behaviour that they are trying to instill in their children. For example, it is not appropriate for a father to forbid his child to smoke when he himself smokes.
Hence one of the early generations said to his children’s teacher: “Let the first thing you do in setting my children straight be mending your own ways, for their faults will be connected to your faults; in their eyes, what is good will be what you do and what is bad will be what you refrain from.” (Tarikh Dimashq, 38/271-272)
4. A good environment
This is the environment in which doing good deeds is praised and the one who does them is respected, whereas bad deeds and those who do them are criticized.
In current times this good environment is often lacking, but we can try hard, physically, psychologically and financially, to create it, in sha Allah.
For example, if a Muslim family is living in a neighbourhood where there are no other Muslim families, this family should try hard to move to a neighbourhood or city where there are a lot of Muslims, or to a neighbourhood where there are mosques or Islamic centres that are active in running programs for Muslim children.
5. Offer sincere du’a to Allah to make your children righteous
You have to offer du‘a constantly, especially at times when supplications are answered, such as the last third of the night, when prostrating and on Fridays.
Call upon Allah, may He be exalted, a great deal and ask Him to make your children righteous and guide them to the straight path . Supplications for their children is one of the characteristics of the righteous slaves of Allah
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