Rabbana ighfir lana wa li-ikhwaninal-ladhina sabaquna bil-imani wa la taj‘al fi qulubina ghillan lil-ladhina amanu Rabbana innaka Ra’ufur-Rahim.
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers and sisters who preceded us in faith. Do not place resentment in our hearts toward those who believe. Our Lord, You are Kind and Merciful.
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ‘adhaban-nar.
Our Lord, grant us good in this life and good in the life to come, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Prayer for believers and goodwill
Quran 59:10 combines prayer for believers with a request concerning resentment in the heart. Read it in its Quranic setting rather than reducing it to a way to make a particular person return your affection.
The broad request in Quran 2:201 provides another general example. Its inclusion here concerns the meaning of good, not a special friend-only occasion.
Making a request for someone
Consider what the person genuinely needs: support, clarity, healing or help with a responsibility. A personal request can express that concern, while quoted Arabic should remain clearly attributed.
Respect their privacy. A person’s difficulty should not become public content merely because you are asking others to pray for them.
Friendship shown through conduct
Check in, listen and offer practical help where welcome. If there has been conflict, seek a fair and safe way to address it rather than treating a prayer as a means to control the other person.
A request for a resentment-free heart does not require abandoning appropriate boundaries. Goodwill and wise decisions can coexist.
Common questions
Is there one compulsory friendship dua? These sources establish no such script. Can I adapt a message in ordinary words? Keep your words separate from any quotation. Will a prayer make a friend forgive me? No control over another person is promised. Where should I continue? The family, sick-person and community pages address different ways of caring for others.