Dua when Mounting Animal

Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

Urdu Translation

اللہ کے نام سے اور تمام تعریفیں اللہ کے لیے ہیں، 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

Bismillahi walhamdu lillahi, subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrineen, wa inna ila rabbina la munqaliboon

English Translation

In the name of Allah and all praise is for Allah. Glory is to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could not have done it by ourselves.

📚 Source: Tirmidhi 5/499, 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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