Travel & Journey
When boarding a vehicle or plane
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Subhaanal-ladhee sakh-khara lanaa haadha wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen wa innaa ilaa rabbinaa lamunqaliboon
Glory be to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our own efforts). Surely, to our Lord we are returning.
— Quran 43:13-14
When leaving home for a journey
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Bismillaahi tawak-kaltu 'alallahi wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah
In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.
— Abu Dawud 5095
The traveller's supplication
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى
Allahumma innaa nas-aluka fee safarinaa haadhal-birra wat-taqwaa wa minal-'amali maa tardaa
O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness, piety, and deeds that please You.
— Sahih Muslim 1342
For ease on a long journey
اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ
Allahumma hawwin 'alaynaa safaranaa haadha wat-wi 'annaa bu'dah
O Allah, make this journey easy for us and fold up its distance for us.
— Sahih Muslim 1342