513. Dua for Traveling and Riding (Safar Dua)
Rasulullah (ﷺ) used to say Bismillah while boarding the ride, he said the rest of the dua after getting up:
اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اَللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، (لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ) سُبْحَانَكَ، إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِيْ فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Dua for Traveling English Transliteration
Alhamdu lillaah. Subhaanal-ladhee sakhkhara lanaa haadhaa wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen. Wa 'innaa 'ilaa Rabbinaa lamunqaliboon. Alhamdu lillaah, alhamdu lillaah, alhamdu lillaah, Allahu 'Akbar, Allahu 'Akbar, Allahu 'Akbar, (laa ilaaha illaa 'Anta) subhaanaka 'innee dhalamtu nafsee faghfir lee, fa'innahu laa yaghfirudh-dhunooba 'illaa 'Anta
Dua for Traveling English Translation
Praise is to Allah. Glory is to Him Who has provided this for us though we could never have had it by our efforts. Surely, unto our Lord we are returning. Praise is to Allah.(3 times) Allah is the Most Great. (3 times) Glory is to You. O Allah, I have wronged my own soul. Forgive me, for surely none forgives sins but You.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَوَى عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ خَارِجًا إِلَى سَفَرٍ كَبَّرَ ثَلاَثًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ " سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ "، اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا، وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ " . وَإِذَا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ " آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ " .
Ibn 'Umar narrated that whenever the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) mounted his camel to set out on a journey, he would say Takbir three times, then say: "Glory is to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could never have accomplished this (by ourselves), and to our Lord is our final destiny. O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness, piety, and such deeds as are pleasing to You. O Allah, make easy for us this journey of ours and make the distance short for us. O Allah, You are the Companion in the journey, and the Successor over the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the difficulties of travel, from having a change of hearts and being in a bad predicament, and I seek refuge in You from an ill-fated outcome with wealth and family." And when he returned, he would say these words, adding: "Returning, repenting, worshipping, and praising our Lord."