اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِي هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ لَنَا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ.
O Allah, I ask You for righteousness and piety in this journey of mine, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and let its distance be shortened for us. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor to my family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of the journey, the sorrowful sight, and from a bad turn in wealth and family.
Allahumma inni as'aluka fi safari hadha al-birra wat-taqwa, wa minal-'amali ma tarda. Allahumma hawwin 'alayna safarana hadha watwi lana bu'dahu. Allahumma Antas-sahibu fis-safari wal-khalifatu fil-ahl. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min wa'tha'is-safari wa ka'abatil-manzari wa su'il-munqalabi fil-mali wal-ahl.
When to Read
This comprehensive dua is recited when embarking on a journey. It's particularly relevant for maintaining good character and navigating the challenges of travel while remaining mindful of Allah. The 'bad turn in wealth and family' aspect extends to ensuring one's conduct abroad reflects positively on their family and their own piety.
How to Read
Recite this dua with sincerity and contemplation as you begin your journey. Ensure you understand the meaning of each phrase and strive to embody the requests made – seeking Allah's pleasure, ease in travel, and protection from its difficulties, while also being a good representative of your faith and family.
Virtues & Benefits
This dua encapsulates a traveler's reliance on Allah and seeks His divine assistance in multiple facets of the journey. It asks for spiritual well-being (righteousness and piety), good deeds that are pleasing to the Creator, ease and shortening of travel, and protection from the inherent difficulties and potential misfortunes associated with being away from home. By seeking refuge in Allah from 'a bad turn in wealth and family,' the traveler is also implicitly praying for their own upright conduct to reflect positively and avoid bringing shame or harm upon themselves or their loved ones, thus safeguarding their character.
Source & Authentication
Yahya related to me from Malik, from Nafi' from Salim Abu An-Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that he heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When you set out on a journey, recite the takbir (Allah is the Greatest), and when you descend to a valley, glorify Allah (SubhanAllah), and when you ascend a height, magnify Allah (Allahu Akbar). (This is the version transmitted by Malik). Yahya related to me from Malik, from Nafi' from Salim Abu An-Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that he heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When you set out on a journey, recite the takbir (Allah is the Greatest), and when you descend to a valley, glorify Allah (SubhanAllah), and when you ascend a height, magnify Allah (Allahu Akbar). It has been related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn 'Abdullah ibn al-Hadi, from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taimi, from Abu Salama ibn 'Abd ar-Rahman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to teach them when they set out on a journey: (Arabic: اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ.) 'O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor to my family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of the journey, and from a sorrowful sight, and from a bad turn in wealth and family.' [Sahih Muslim 1342]