Praying for one's parents means supplicating for them
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The questioner:
And in the same matter, that is, it indicates praying for one's parents, meaning saying, "O Allah, send blessings upon him."
The Shaykh:
In the sense of supplication, there is no harm. There is no harm in praying for them in the sense of supplicating for them. One prays for them because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Is there any dutifulness to the parents remaining after their death?" He said, "Yes,"Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 5:1268 to the end of the hadith. This means you supplicate for them along with your own supplication; when you supplicate for yourself, you supplicate for them [Nuh 71:28] as Noah (peace be upon him) said. Yes.
And in the same matter, that is, it indicates praying for one's parents, meaning saying, "O Allah, send blessings upon him."
The Shaykh:
In the sense of supplication, there is no harm. There is no harm in praying for them in the sense of supplicating for them. One prays for them because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, "Is there any dutifulness to the parents remaining after their death?" He said, "Yes,"
You pray for them along with your prayer
تصلي عليهما مع صلاتكMy Lord, forgive me and my parents
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (43:16)
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