Du’a for Travel
When Travelling:
اَللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ (3x)
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبونَ، اللّهُمَّ إِنّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَليفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنّي أَعُوذُبِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ
Allah is the Most Great (3x)
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. O Allah, we ask You on this our journey for goodness and piety, and for works that are pleasing to You. O Allah, lighten this journey for us and make its distance easy for us. O Allah, You are our Companion on the road and the One in Whose care we leave our family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from this journey’s hardships, and from the wicked sights in store and from finding our family and property in misfortune upon returning.
Upon Returning, add the following:
آيِبـونَ تائِبـونَ عابِـدونَ لِرَبِّـنا حـامِـدون
Returning, repenting, worshipping and praising our Lord. (Muslim) The traveller’s du’a for the resident:
أَسْتَـوْدِعُكُـمُ اللَّهَ الَّذي لا تَضِـيعُ وَدائِعُـهُ
I leave you in the care of Allah, who does not allow anything entrusted to Him to be lost (Ibn Majah)
The resident’s du’a for the traveller:
أَسْتَـوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِيـنَكَ وَأَمانَتَـكَ، وَخَـواتيـمَ عَمَـلِكَ
I leave your religion, your trust and the last of your deeds in the care of Allah. (Tirmidhi)