Daily Dua and Hadith for Pilgrims

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ

Subhana-lladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin, wa inna ila Rabbina la-munqalibun.

Glory be to the One who made this ride subject to us, which we could never have managed ourselves; and to our Lord we will surely return.

إِنَّمَا الْأَعْمَالُ بِالنِّيَّاتِ

Actions are judged by intentions, and each person will have what they intended.

إِنَّ أَوَّلَ بَيْتٍ وُضِعَ لِلنَّاسِ لَلَّذِي بِبَكَّةَ مُبَارَكًا وَهُدًى لِّلْعَالَمِينَ

Inna awwala baytin wudi‘a li-n-nasi lalladhi bi-Bakkata mubarakan wa hudan li-l-‘alamin.

The first House established for mankind is the one at Bakkah, full of blessing and a guidance for all peoples.

اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ

Allahumma hawwin ‘alayna safarana hadha watwi ‘anna bu‘dah.

O Allah, make this journey of ours easy and shorten its distance for us.

الْعُمْرَةُ إِلَى الْعُمْرَةِ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا

One Umrah to the next is an expiation for the sins committed between them.

وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا

Wa lillahi ‘ala-n-nasi hijju-l-bayti mani-stata‘a ilayhi sabila.

Pilgrimage to the House is a duty owed to Allah by every person able to find a way there.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ

Bismillah, tawakkaltu ‘ala-llah, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.

In the name of Allah; I rely on Allah; there is no power and no strength except through Allah. Said when leaving home.

وَالْحَجُّ الْمَبْرُورُ لَيْسَ لَهُ جَزَاءٌ إِلَّا الْجَنَّةُ

An accepted Hajj (Hajj mabrur) has no reward except Paradise.

وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰ

Wa tazawwadu fa-inna khayra-z-zadi-t-taqwa.

Take provision for the journey — and the best provision is mindfulness of Allah.

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, inna-l-hamda wa-n-ni‘mata laka wa-l-mulk, la sharika lak.

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. You have no partner. All praise, blessing and dominion belong to You. You have no partner.

مَنْ حَجَّ لِلَّهِ فَلَمْ يَرْفُثْ وَلَمْ يَفْسُقْ رَجَعَ كَيَوْمِ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ

Whoever performs Hajj for Allah without obscenity or wrongdoing returns as free of sin as the day his mother gave birth to him.

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ

Inna-s-Safa wa-l-Marwata min sha‘a’iri-llah.

Safa and Marwah are among the symbols Allah has appointed.

اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Allahumma-ftah li abwaba rahmatik.

O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy. Said when entering the mosque.

Performing Umrah in Ramadan is equal in reward to a Hajj.

وَأَذِّن فِي النَّاسِ بِالْحَجِّ يَأْتُوكَ رِجَالًا وَعَلَىٰ كُلِّ ضَامِرٍ يَأْتِينَ مِن كُلِّ فَجٍّ عَمِيقٍ

Wa adhdhin fi-n-nasi bi-l-hajji ya’tuka rijalan wa ‘ala kulli damirin ya’tina min kulli fajjin ‘amiq.

Proclaim the Hajj to people: they will come to you on foot and on every lean mount, from every distant pass.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik.

O Allah, I ask You from Your bounty. Said when leaving the mosque.

There is no day on which Allah frees more servants from the Fire than the Day of Arafah.

لَن يَنَالَ اللَّهَ لُحُومُهَا وَلَا دِمَاؤُهَا وَلَٰكِن يَنَالُهُ التَّقْوَىٰ مِنكُمْ

Lan yanala-llaha luhumuha wa la dima’uha wa lakin yanaluhu-t-taqwa minkum.

Neither their meat nor their blood reaches Allah; what reaches Him is your mindfulness of Him.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

La ilaha illa-llahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.

None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, without partner. His is the dominion and the praise, and He has power over all things. The best words said on the Day of Arafah.

الْحَجُّ عَرَفَةُ

Hajj is Arafah: the standing at Arafah is the heart of the pilgrimage.

حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ

Hasbuna-llahu wa ni‘ma-l-wakil.

Allah is enough for us, and He is the best One to rely on.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي

Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbu-l-‘afwa fa‘fu ‘anni.

O Allah, You are the One who pardons and You love to pardon, so pardon me.

خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ

The best supplication is the supplication made on the Day of Arafah.

رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka anta-s-Sami‘u-l-‘Alim.

Our Lord, accept this from us; You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing. The prayer of Ibrahim and Isma‘il while building the Kaaba.

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbana atina fi-d-dunya hasanatan wa fi-l-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ‘adhaba-n-nar.

Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

Travel is a portion of hardship: it keeps you from your food, drink and sleep. So when your purpose is done, hurry back to your family.

لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu mina-z-zalimin.

There is no god but You, glory be to You; I have been among the wrongdoers. The prayer of Yunus from the belly of the whale.

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

A‘udhu bi-kalimati-llahi-t-tammati min sharri ma khalaq.

I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created. Said when stopping at a place on a journey.

Three supplications are answered without doubt: that of the wronged, that of the traveller, and that of a parent for their child.

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَعِينُوا بِالصَّبْرِ وَالصَّلَاةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ

Ya ayyuha-lladhina amanu-sta‘inu bi-s-sabri wa-s-salah, inna-llaha ma‘a-s-sabirin.

Believers, seek help through patience and prayer; Allah is with those who are patient.

يَا مُقَلِّبَ الْقُلُوبِ ثَبِّتْ قَلْبِي عَلَى دِينِكَ

Ya Muqalliba-l-qulub, thabbit qalbi ‘ala dinik.

O Turner of hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion.

A prayer in the Prophet’s Mosque is better than a thousand prayers elsewhere, except al-Masjid al-Haram.

لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْ

La’in shakartum la-azidannakum.

If you are grateful, I will surely give you more.

اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنِّي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَشُكْرِكَ وَحُسْنِ عِبَادَتِكَ

Allahumma a‘inni ‘ala dhikrika wa shukrika wa husni ‘ibadatik.

O Allah, help me to remember You, to thank You and to worship You well.

Whoever tries to be patient, Allah gives him patience; and no one is given a gift better or more ample than patience.

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ

Wa idha sa’alaka ‘ibadi ‘anni fa-inni qarib, ujibu da‘wata-d-da‘i idha da‘an.

When My servants ask you about Me, I am near; I answer the call of the caller whenever he calls on Me.

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Rabbi-ghfir li wa tub ‘alayya innaka anta-t-Tawwabu-r-Rahim.

My Lord, forgive me and accept my repentance; You are the Accepter of repentance, the Merciful.

لَا يَشْكُرُ اللَّهَ مَنْ لَا يَشْكُرُ النَّاسَ

Whoever does not thank people has not thanked Allah.

أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ

Ala bi-dhikri-llahi tatma’innu-l-qulub.

Surely it is in the remembrance of Allah that hearts find rest.

آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ

Ayibuna ta’ibuna ‘abiduna li-Rabbina hamidun.

Returning, repenting, worshipping and praising our Lord. Said when coming home from a journey.