The Quran and Hadith contain many duas and prayers we can recite in order to gain the protection of Allah. These supplications are such that they apply to our everyday lives and encompass every aspect we can think of. From eating to sleeping to going to the toilet and to travelling. This article contains 3 duas for travel from the Holy Quran which everyone should read and learn by heart.
What Is Dua (Supplication) and How Do You Make Dua?
Dua 1: Nuh (AS) Dua when boarding the Ark
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ مَجْر۪ىٰهَا وَمُرْسَىٰهَآ ۚ إِنَّ رَبِّى لَغَفُورٌۭ رَّحِيمٌۭ
Translation: In the Name of Allah it will sail and cast anchor. Surely my Lord is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [Quran 11:41]
Transliteration: Bismillahi majrey ha wa murasaha inna rabbi laghafoorur raheem.
Duas of 12 Prophets in the Quran (In Arabic with Translation)
Dua 2: Dua of Nuh (AS) and the believers during travel
رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِى مُنزَلًۭا مُّبَارَكًۭا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْمُنزِلِينَ
Translation: My Lord! Allow me a blessed landing, for You are the best accommodator. [Quran 23:29]
Transliteration: Rabbi anzilnee munzalam mubarakan wa anta khairul munzileen.
Dua 3: Dua for the believers when Travelling
سُبْحَـٰنَ ٱلَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَـٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُۥ مُقْرِنِينَ – وَإِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Translation: Glory be to the One Who has subjected these for us, for we could have never done so ˹on our own˺. And surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return. [Quran 43:13-14]
Transliteration: Subhan allazhee sakhara lana hazha wama kunna lahu muqrineen – wa inna ila rabbina lamun qaliboon.
7 Duas for Travelling (with Translation)
Hadith on Duas for Travelling
Ibn Umar reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would mount his camel for travel, he would exalt Allah three times and then say,
“Glory be to Him who has made this subservient to us, for we have no power over it ourselves, and to our Lord we shall return. (43:14) O Allah, we ask You during this journey for righteousness, fear of Your, and deeds that are pleasing to You. Oh Allah, make this journey easy for us and make the distance short for us. O Allah, You are our companion during the journey and the guardian of the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel, ugly scenes, and an evil return to our property and family.”
When the Prophet returned, he would say these words and add to them, “We are those who return, those who repent, those who worship and who praise our Lord.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1342
Ibn Umar reported: Whenever the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, set out upon a journey, he would say by nightfall,
“O land, my Lord and your Lord is Allah. I seek refuge in him from your evil, from the evil you contain, from the evil created in you, and from the evil of what walks upon you. I seek refuge in Allah from lions, from serpents, from scorpions, from the inhabitants of the land, and from an evil parent and his offspring.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2603
