Before Travelling

Arabic

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

Urdu Translation

پاک ہے وہ جس نے اسے ہمارے لیے مسخر کیا اور ہم اسے قابو میں نہ لاسکتے تھے، اور بے شک ہم اپنے رب کی طرف لوٹنے والے ہیں

Transliteration

Subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrineen, wa inna ila rabbina la munqaliboon

English Translation

Glory is to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could not have done it by ourselves. And indeed, to our Lord we will return.

📚 Source: Abu Dawud 2/241, Hisnul Muslim

About travelling duas

Supplications for journeys, covering setting out, riding or boarding, and arriving or returning, reported from the Prophet ﷺ.

They are commonly said at the start of a journey and at the other travel moments the text describes. The Arabic wording speaks of a mount or vehicle, and many Muslims recite it when boarding a car, bus, train or plane.

About the source

It is also cited from a Sunan or Musnad collection. Those books contain narrations of different strengths, and this page does not assign a grade to this specific narration, so check a graded edition or ask a scholar if you need one. The reference also cites Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), the popular compilation of daily supplications.

Translations are provided for understanding. For the ruling or recommended timing of any dua, consult a qualified scholar. See our sources and methodology.

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