Surah Ibrahim 14:41

(O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal.) meaning, `You know the intention behind my supplication for the people of this town, seeking Your pleasure in sincerity to You. You know all things, apparent and hidden, and nothing escapes Your knowledge on the earth or in heaven."' He next praised and thanked his Lord the Exalted and Most Honored for granting him offspring after he became old,

(All praise is due to Allah, Who has given me in old age Isma'il (Ishmael) and Ishaq (Isaac). Verily, my Lord is indeed the All-Hearer of invocations.) `He accepts the supplication of those who invoke Him, and has accepted my invocation when I asked Him to grant me offspring. ' Ibrahim said next,

(O my Lord! Make me one who performs Salah,), preserving its obligations and limits,

(and (also) from my offspring,), make them among those who establish the prayer, as well,

(our Lord! And accept my invocation.), all of my invocation which I invoked You with herein,

(Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents,) Ibrahim said this before he declared himself innocent from his father, after he became sure that he was an enemy of Allah,

(and the believers), all of them,

(on the Day when the reckoning will be established.) on the Day when You will reckon Your servants and recompense or reward them for their deeds - good for good and evil for evil.

Ibrahim a.s. berdoa agar Allah mengampuni segala kesalahannya, kesalahan ibu-bapaknya, dan kesalahan orang-orang yang beriman pada hari dimana Allah menghimpun mereka untuk dihisab segala amal dan perbuatannya yang telah dikerjakan semasa hidup di dunia dahulu.

Diriwayatkan dari al-Hasan bahwa ibu Ibrahim adalah seorang yang beriman kepada Allah, sedang bapaknya adalah orang yang kafir. Ia memohonkan ampun bagi bapaknya itu karena ia pernah berjanji akan memohon ampun bagi bapaknya. Akan tetapi, tatkala ternyata bapaknya tetap dalam kekafirannya dan menjadi musuh Allah, maka ia berlepas diri darinya, sebagaimana tersebut dalam firman-Nya:

Adapun permohonan ampunan Ibrahim (kepada Allah) untuk bapaknya, tidak lain hanyalah karena suatu janji yang telah diikrarkannya kepada bapaknya. Maka ketika jelas bagi Ibrahim bahwa bapaknya adalah musuh Allah, maka Ibrahim berlepas diri darinya. Sungguh, Ibrahim itu seorang yang sangat lembut hatinya lagi penyantun. (at-Taubah/9: 114)