اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى
Allahumma inna nas'aluka fi safarina hadhal-birra wat-taqwa, wa minal-'amali ma tarda
O Allah, we ask You in this journey of ours for righteousness and piety, and for deeds that are pleasing to You.
Part of the comprehensive travel du'a narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar (RA) in Sahih Muslim. The Prophet ﷺ would say this after mounting his ride and saying the takbir three times. Travel was historically dangerous — bandits, harsh terrain, loneliness — and the Prophet ﷺ asked not for safety first but for birr (righteousness) and taqwa (God-consciousness). The priorities are telling: a journey where you sin is worse than a journey where you suffer. Ask that your travel serves a righteous purpose and that every deed on the road pleases Allah.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ لَيِّنْ لَنَا أَرْضَكَ وَذَلِّلْ لَنَا صُعُوبَتَهَا
O Allah, soften Your earth for us and ease its difficulties.
Hasanأَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ
I entrust to Allah your religion, your trusts, and the conclusions of your deeds.
Sahihاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Allah is the Greatest (3x). Glory to the One who has subjected this for us, and we could not have done it ourselves. And indeed, to our Lord we will return.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُمْ وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ
O Allah, bless them in what You have provided for them, forgive them, and have mercy on them.
Sahih