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PRAYERS 30 prayer to You. And I fear my relations after me, and my wife is barren. Grant me, therefore, a successor from Yourself, that he may be heir to me and to the House of Ya‘qub (Jacob). And make him, my Lord, well-pleasing to You. 67. Prayer for Riddance of Loneliness and for Children to be Good Heirs God says that when Hadrat Zakariyyah as (Zachariah) prayed, “We accepted his prayers”. His wife recovered and Ya h y a as (John) was bestowed upon him. ِّ َرَب ِْﻻ ﺗَﺬَرْين َّﻓَﺮْدًا َ و ُْأَﻧْﺖ ٰﺧَري َْ اﻟْﻮ رِﺛِني. (Al-Anbiy a ’ 21: 90) My Lord, leave me not childless, and You are the best of Inheritors. 68. Prayer for a Righteous Wife, for Children and Setting a Good Example for them Whilst mentioning the characteristics of the servants of God, the Holy Prophet sa told us that they used to say the following prayers: ْ َ وَاﻟَّﺬِﻳ ْﻦ ْ ﻳَﻘُﻮ َ ﻟُﻮ ن ْرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻫَﺐ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ ّٰأَزْوَاﺟِﻨَﺎ وَذُرِّﻳ Zَِﻨَﺎ ٍُﻗُﺮَّة َّأ2َْني و َْاﺟْﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﻟِﻠْﻤُﺘَّﻘِني إِﻣَﺎﻣًﺎ. (Al-Furq a n 25:75) And those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us of our spouses and children the delight of our eyes and make each of us a leader of the righteous. ’ 69. Prayer for Remembering Parent's Kindness and a Prayer of Mercy for them The Holy Prophet sa was taught this prayer for his parents and the parents of his followers. Holy Prophet sa used to say that the son could never repay his parents' favours unless he frees his enslaved father. 32