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.
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سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Glory to the One who has subjected this for us, and we could never have it by our own efforts. And indeed, to our Lord we will surely return.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel, depressing sights, and a bad return regarding wealth and family.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَمَا أَضْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَمَا ذَرَيْنَ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهَا وَشَرِّ أَهْلِهَا وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهَا
O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they shade, Lord of the seven earths and all they carry, Lord of the devils and all they mislead, Lord of the winds and all they scatter — I ask You for the good of this town and the good of its people, and I seek refuge in You from its evil, the evil of its people, and the evil within it.
Sahihأَسْتَوْدِعُ اللَّهَ دِينَكَ وَأَمَانَتَكَ وَخَوَاتِيمَ عَمَلِكَ
I entrust to Allah your religion, your trusts, and the conclusions of your deeds.
Sahih