Traveling Duas in Islam

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) outlined many duas for us to recite in our day to day lives. Among them are duas before and after using the washroom, or while entering and leaving one’s own house. Another occasion where Muslims should recite duas is while traveling.

Travel has always been something fraught with danger. Hundreds of years ago, travel wasn’t easy, and only a few people would do it. Those few people would be at risk of facing adverse weather conditions, or even hostile humans in the form of thieves and robbers.

Nowadays, travel is very popular, and millions of people travel daily via several means. Among the most common ones are vehicles such as cars and buses, trains, and airplanes, and helicopters for long distances. We even have rockets for traveling in space!

While travel has become safer overall and people are less likely to face dangers nowadays, the fact is that according to estimates, more than a million people die in road crashes every year. Tens of millions face severe injuries that have long-term impacts.

Keeping all this in mind, it’s important that we seek Allah’s protection while traveling. When we recite travel duas, we aren’t just seeking Allah’s protection from events that take place during travel. We are instead asking for general well-being, which includes coming back to a peaceful, pleasant, and safe home as we left it. Best Recite commonly Dua for traveling:

Surah Az-Zukhruf [Surah 43: Ayah13-14]

سُبحٰنَ الَّذى سَخَّرَ لَنا هٰذا وَما كُنّا لَهُ مُقرِنينَ ﴿١٣﴾ وَإِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا لَمُنقَلِبونَ ﴿١٤

Transliteration

"Subhan allazee sakhkhara lana haza wamaa kunna lahu muqrineen, wa’innaa’ilaa Rabbinaa lamun qaliboon."