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Is it permissible to say, "My Lord, forgive me and my parents," between the two prostrations, or should one only say, "My Lord, forgive me"?

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Question:
I heard a hadith from the imam of the mosque in which he mentioned some of the mistakes that some of the worshippers make, including their saying, "My Lord, forgive me and my parents," between the two prostrations. He stated that it is not permissible to make du'a for one's parents, and that the worshipper should only say, "My Lord, forgive me," and be content with that. Is what that imam said correct? And is what was mentioned in that book he was reading correct? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is not correct. A Muslim may make du'a in his prayer for himself, for his parents, and for his Muslim brothers. This is found in the Qur'an:
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faithرَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ
[Al-Hashr 59:10]
My Lord, forgive me and my parentsرَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ
[Nuh 71:28]
As Noah (peace be upon him) said. So making du'a for oneself, for one's parents, and for the Muslims is prescribed, and there is no restriction in that. There is no evidence prohibiting making du'a for one's parents in the obligatory prayer. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل قول: "رب اغفر لي ولوالدي بين السجدتين" تجوز، أم يقول فقط: رب اغفر لي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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