514. Dua when riding animal or car
The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If you buy a camel, then you should take hold of it’s hump and say:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَهَا وَخَيْرَ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَأَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا جَبَلْتَهَا عَلَيْهِ
Dua when riding animal English Transliteration
Allaahumma 'innee 'as'aluka khayrahaa wa khayra maa jabaltahaa 'alayhi wa 'A'oodhu bika min sharrihaa wamin sharri maa jabaltahaa 'alayhi
Dua when riding animal English Translation
O Allah, I ask You for the goodness of it and the goodness upon which You have created it, and I seek refuge in You from the evil of it and from the evil upon which You have created it.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا أُتِيَ بِدَابَّةٍ لِيَرْكَبَهَا فَلَمَّا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الرِّكَابِ قَالَ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَوَى عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ثَلاثًا وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ثَلاثًا سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَقِيلَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَعَلَ كَمَا فَعَلْتُ ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ مِنْ أَيِّ شَيْءٍ ضَحِكْتَ قَالَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيَعْجَبُ مِنْ عَبْدِهِ إِذَا قَالَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ غَيْرِي
Ali ibn Rabi’ah narrated: I witnessed Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) when a riding animal was brought to him to ride. When he placed his foot in the stirrup, he said: “In the name of Allah.” When he mounted upon its back, he said: “All praise is due to Allah, Who has subjected this to us and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it. And indeed we, to our Lord, will surely return.” Then he said: “All praise is due to Allah” three times, and “Allah is the Greatest” three times. “Glory is to You, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.” Then he smiled. It was said: “O Commander of the Believers, why did you smile?” He replied: “I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) do as I have done, then he smiled. So I asked him: ‘O Messenger of Allah, why did you smile?’ He said: ‘Indeed, your Lord is pleased with His servant when he says: Forgive me my sins, for no one forgives sins except You.’” (Sunan Abi Dawud 2602, graded Hasan by Al-Albani)