Dua for Rain during Travel

Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ حَوَالَيْنَا وَلاَ عَلَيْنَا، اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى الآكَامِ وَالظِّرَابِ وَبُطُونِ الأَوْدِيَةِ وَمَنَابِتِ الشَّجَرِ

Urdu Translation

اللہ! ہمارے ارد گرد برسا ہم پر نہیں، اللہ! پہاڑوں پر اور پہاڑیوں پر اور وادیوں کے درمیان اور درختوں کی جگہوں پر

Transliteration

Allahumma hawalayna wa la alayna, Allahumma alal akami waz zirabi wa butunil awdiyata wa manabitis shajar

English Translation

O Allah, let it rain around us and not upon us. O Allah, upon the hills, the mountains, the valleys, and the places where trees grow.

📚 Source: Bukhari 1/1014, Muslim 1/614

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 reported in Sahih al-Bukhari and/or Sahih Muslim, the two hadith collections that scholars rank highest for authenticity.

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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