Travel

Travel Supplication

الله أَكْبَرُ، الله أَكْبَرُ، الله أَكْبَرُ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِى سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِى السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِى الأَهْلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِى الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ

allahu akbar, allahu akbar, allahu akbar. subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibun. allahumma inna nas'aluka fi safarina hadhal-birra wat-taqwa wa minal-'amali ma tarda. allahumma hawwin 'alayna safarana hadha watwi 'anna bu'dah. allahumma antas-sahibu fis-safar. wal-khalifatu fil-ahl. allahumma inni a'udhu bika min wa'tha'is-safar wa ka'abatil-mandhari wa su'il-munqalabi fil-mali wal-ahl

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to Him who has provided this for us, though we could never have had it by our own efforts. Surely to our Lord we are returning. O Allah, we ask You for righteousness and piety in this journey of ours, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, lighten for us the hardship of this journey and quickly bring us to our destination. O Allah, You are our Companion on the journey and the Guardian of our families. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel, from a bad return, and from seeing something unpleasant concerning our wealth, family, or children.

Supplication of a Resident for Someone Who is Traveling

أَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ

astawdi'ullaha dinaka, wa amanataka, wa khawatima 'amalik

I entrust your religion, your trust, and the end of your deeds to Allah.

Supplication for Piety from a Resident to Someone Who is Traveling

زَوَّدَكَ اللَّهُ التَّقْوَى وَغَفَرَ ذَنْبَكَ وَيَسَّرَ لَكَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُمَا كُنْتَ

zawwadakallahut-taqwa, wa ghafara dhanbaka, wa yassara lakal-khayra haythuma kunta

May Allah provide you with piety, forgive your sins, and ease goodness for you wherever you are.

Supplication When Mounting a Vehicle

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، الحَمْدُ للِه، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ، سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّى قَدْ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِى فَاغْفِرْ لِى فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ

bismillah, bismillah, bismillah, alhamdulillah, subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin. wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibun. subhanaka inni qad dhalamtu nafsi, faghfir li fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa anta

In the name of Allah, in the name of Allah, in the name of Allah. All praise is to Allah. Glory be to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could not have done so by ourselves. And indeed, to our Lord we will return. Glory be to You, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for none can forgive sins except You.

Invocation for riding in a vehicle or on an animal

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ للَّهِ ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾، «الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي؛ فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ»

Bismil-lah, walhamdu lillah, subhanal-lathee sakhkhara lana hatha wama kunna lahu muqrineen, wainna ila rabbina lamunqaliboon, alhamdu lillah, alhamdu lillah, alhamdu lillah, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, subhanakal-lahumma innee thalamtu nafsee faghfir lee fainnahu la yaghfiruth-thunooba illa ant.

In the name of Allah and all praise is for Allah. How perfect He is, the One Who has placed this (transport) at our service and we ourselves would not have been capable of that, and to our Lord is our final destiny. All praise is for Allah, All praise is for Allah, All praise is for Allah, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. How perfect You are, O Allah, verily I have wronged my soul, so forgive me, for surely none can forgive sins except You.

Invocation for traveling

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾ «اللَّهُمَّ إِنّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَليفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ»، وإذا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ: «آيِبُونَ، تائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ»

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, subhanal-lathee sakhkhara lana hatha wama kunna lahu muqrineen, wa-inna ila rabbina lamunqaliboon, allahumma inna nas-aluka fee safarina hatha albirra wattaqwa, waminal-‘amali ma tarda, allahumma hawwin ‘alayna safarana hatha, watwi ‘anna bu‘dah, allahumma antas-sahibu fis-safar, walkhaleefatu fil-ahl, allahumma innee a‘oothu bika min wa‘tha-is-safar, waka-abatil-manthar, wasoo-il-munqalabi fil-mali wal-ahl. upon returning the same supplication is recited with the following addition: “Ayiboona, ta-iboona, ‘abidoona, lirabbina hamidoon.”

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, How perfect He is, The One Who has placed this (transport) at our service, and we ourselves would not have been capable of that, and to our Lord is our final destiny. O Allah, we ask You for birr and taqwa in this journey of ours, and we ask You for deeds which please You. O Allah, facilitate our journey and let us cover it’s distance quickly. O Allah, You are The Companion on the journey and The Successor over the family, O Allah, I take refuge with You from the difficulties of travel, from having a change of hearts and being in a bad predicament, and I take refuge in You from an ill fated outcome with wealth and family. Birr and taqwa: two comprehensive terms which individually, refer to all good actions and obedience i.e. performing the commanded actions and avoiding the prohibited actions. When combined together, birr refers to doing those actions which have been commanded and taqwa refers to avoiding those actions which have been prohibited. A successor: one who succeeds another due to the latter’s absence or death. This is the correct meaning of the word khaleefah; thus, it is incorrect to believe that Adam is the khaleefah (vicegerent, as is commonly translated) of Allah on earth because Allah is never absent, and will never die. This supplication proves the correct understanding of this term and shows that Allah succeeds us and guards whom we leave behind when we die or are absent. Upon returning the same supplication is recited with the following addition: “We return, repent, worship and praise our Lord.”

Invocation for entering a town or city

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الشَّياطِينِ وَمَا أَضْلَلْنَ، وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا ذَرَيْنَ، أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ، وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا، وَخَيْرَ مَا فِيهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَشَرِّ أَهْلِهَا، وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا

Allahumma rabbas-samawatis-sab‘i wama athlaln, warabbal-aradeenas-sab‘i wama aqlaln, warabbash-shayateeni wama adlaln, warabbar-riyahi wama tharayn, as-aluka khayra hathihil-qaryah, wakhayra ahlilha wakhayra ma feeha, wa-a‘oothu bika min sharriha washarri ahliha, washarri ma feeha.

O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they envelop, Lord of the seven earths and all that they carry, Lord of the devils and all whom they misguide, Lord of the winds and all whom they whisk away. I ask You for the goodness of this village, the goodness of its inhabitants and for all the goodness found within it and I take refuge with You from the evil of this village, the evil of its inhabitants and from all the evil found within it.

The traveler's invocation for the one he leaves behind

أَسْتَوْدِعُكُمُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لاَ تَضِيعُ وَدَائِعُهُ

Astawdi‘ukumul-lah, allathee la tadee‘u wada-i‘uh.

I place you in the trust of Allah, whose trust is never misplaced.

Glorifying and magnifying Allah on the journey

قَالَ جَابِرٌ رضي الله عنه: «كُنَّا إِذَا صَعَدْنَا كَبَّرْنَا، وَإِذَا نَزَلْنَا سَبَّحْنَا»

Jabir said: Whenever we went up a hill we would say Allaahu 'Akber (Allah is the Most Great) and when we descended we would say Subhaanallaah (Glory is to Allah)

The traveler's invocation at dawn

سَمَّعَ سَامِعٌ بِحَمْدِ اللَّهِ، وَحُسْنِ بَلاَئِهِ عَلَيْنَا، رَبَّنَا صاحِبْنَا، وَأَفْضِلْ عَلَيْنَا، عَائِذاً بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ

Sami‘a sami‘un bihamdil-lahi wahusni bala-ihi ‘alayna. Rabbana sahibna wa-afdil ‘alayna ‘a-ithan billahi minan-nar.

May a witness, be witness to our praise of Allah for His favours and bounties upon us. Our Lord, protect us, show favour on us and deliver us from every evil. I take refuge in Allah from the fire.

What to say upon returning from a Journey

يُكَبِّرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَرَفٍ ثَلاَثَ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ، وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، آيِبُونَ، تَائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنا حَامِدُونَ، صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزابَ وَحْدَهُ

La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la shareeka lah, lahul-mulku walahul-hamd, wahuwa ‘ala kulli shay-in qadeer, ayiboona ta-iboon, ‘abidoon, lirabbina hamidoon, sadaqal-lahu wa‘dah, wanasara ‘abdah, wahazamal-ahzaba wahdah.

Ibn ‘umar reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on return from a battle or from performing the pilgrimage would say at every high point: “Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest.” and then he would say: “None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things omnipotent. We return, repent, worship and praise our Lord. Allah fulfilled His promise, aided His Servant, and single-handedly defeated the allies.”

دعاء ركوب الدابة

بسم الله. الحمد لله. ﴿سُبْحانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾ الحمد لله، الحمد لله، الحمد لله، الله اكبر، الله اكبر، الله اكبر، سبحانك اللهم إني ظلمت نفسي فاغفر لي، فإنه لا يغفر الذنوب إلا أنت