Dua for Entering a City

Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذَا الْبَلَدِ وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ أَهْلِهِ وَشَرِّ مَا فِيهِ

Urdu Translation

اللہ! میں تجھ سے اس شہر کی بھلائی اور اس کے لوگوں کی بھلائی مانگتا ہوں، اور میں تجھ سے اس کے شر اور اس کے لوگوں کے شر اور اس میں جو کچھ ہے اس کے شر سے پناہ مانگتا ہوں

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'aluka khayra hadhal baladi wa khayra ahlihi, wa a'udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ahlihi wa sharri ma feehi

English Translation

O Allah, I ask You for the good of this city and the good of its people, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of its people.

📚 Source: Al-Hakim, 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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