Umrah Duas: What to Read at Every Step

This page gathers the Umrah duas you need at every stage of the journey, from stepping out of your home to returning to it. Each card shows the Arabic, a transliteration, the meaning, when to read it and its source, and you can copy any dua or hide the transliteration once you know it. We have included only supplications with an established source, and we note clearly where something is reported from the Companions rather than the Prophet ﷺ.

Umrah duas are not magic formulas, and your Umrah is not invalid if you forget one. They are the words the Prophet ﷺ and his Companions used, and learning them connects you to the way he performed these rites. Alongside them, the most important dua is the one you make from your own heart.

Find Umrah duas by stage

Use the dua finder to search by keyword, such as Safa, Talbiyah or Zamzam, or filter by stage. It is handy on your phone during the rites. Below it, every dua is set out in the order you will need it, with notes on how to read it. For the full rites in order, see our how to perform Umrah guide.

Umrah duas for travel

Your Umrah journey begins at your front door. The Prophet ﷺ taught a short dua for leaving home, and the dua for travel is read when you are seated in your car, coach or plane. The traveller’s dua is among those the Prophet ﷺ described as answered, as reported by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi, so make good use of the journey.

Many pilgrims spend part of the flight reading Qur’an, revising their Umrah duas and preparing their personal dua list. If your miqat falls during the flight, be ready in ihram before the crew’s announcement; our miqat guide explains how.

Duas for ihram and the Talbiyah

At the miqat you make the intention for Umrah in your heart; saying it aloud with the reported words is sunnah. If you fear illness or another obstacle may prevent you completing Umrah, you may add the condition taught to Duba‘ah bint az-Zubayr. Then begin the Talbiyah, the call of the pilgrim, and repeat it often until you begin tawaf.

Men raise their voices with the Talbiyah; women say it so that they and those next to them can hear. The Talbiyah is one of the most beloved of all Umrah duas because it is a declaration of tawhid: you answer Allah’s call and affirm that He has no partner.

Duas for entering and leaving the masjid

These are short Umrah duas that are easy to memorise. Enter Masjid al-Haram, and every masjid, with your right foot and the dua below, and leave with your left foot. When you first see the Kaaba, no specific dua is authentically established for that moment, so ask Allah for whatever is in your heart.

Umrah duas for tawaf

Tawaf has the most Umrah duas of any stage. Begin each round in line with the Black Stone with Bismillah and takbir. Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, read the comprehensive Qur’anic dua for good in this world and the next. After tawaf, recite the verse about Maqam Ibrahim as you approach it, pray two rak‘ahs, then drink Zamzam with the intention of whatever you need.

In between these points, the rounds of tawaf are yours. Thank Allah, seek His forgiveness, recite the Qur’an you know, and ask for your family, your community and the Ummah. Many people find it helpful to keep a short written list so that nothing important is forgotten. Remember that the Umrah duas you read in your own language are just as heard as those in Arabic.

Umrah duas for sa‘i

As you approach Safa at the start of sa‘i, recite the verse “Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah” (Qur’an 2:158) and say “I begin with what Allah began with.” This is read only once, at the start of the first lap. On Safa and on Marwah, face the Kaaba, raise your hands and read the dhikr three times, making your own duas in between.

These Umrah duas on Safa and Marwah come from the long hadith of Jabir in Sahih Muslim, which describes the Prophet’s ﷺ pilgrimage. The supplication between the green lights is reported from Companions such as Ibn Mas‘ud and Ibn ‘Umar; it is a good dua to read, but it is not a fixed requirement, and any dua is fine there. As with tawaf, the laps of sa‘i have no prescribed dua for each lap.

Duas in Madinah

Visiting Masjid an-Nabawi is not part of Umrah, but most pilgrims include it. Enter the masjid with the same dua as any masjid, pray two rak‘ahs, then greet the Prophet ﷺ at his grave with calm and respect, followed by greetings to Abu Bakr and ‘Umar. Supplication itself is made to Allah alone, facing the qiblah.

When visiting al-Baqi‘ or the martyrs of Uhud, read the greeting the Prophet ﷺ taught for visiting graves:

Read more about the masjid, the Rawdah and the sites of Madinah in our Madinah ziyarat guide.

Duas for returning home

On the way home, and as your city comes into view, the Prophet ﷺ would say the words below. It is a beautiful way to close the journey: returning with repentance, worship and praise.

Once home, keep making dua that Allah accepts your Umrah, and keep the Umrah duas you learned as part of your daily dhikr. The scholars of the early generations used to worry more about whether their deeds were accepted than about the deeds themselves.

The etiquette of dua during Umrah

The reported Umrah duas are a framework, not a script to rush through. The heart of supplication is turning to Allah sincerely, and the Prophet ﷺ taught manners that help a dua to be answered.

Begin with praise and blessings

Start by praising Allah and sending blessings on the Prophet ﷺ, then ask for what you need. The Prophet ﷺ taught this to a man who had prayed without doing so, as reported by at-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud.

Ask with certainty and do not be hasty

Call on Allah with confidence that He will respond. The Prophet ﷺ said that a person’s dua is answered as long as he is not hasty, saying “I prayed but was not answered” (al-Bukhari and Muslim). An answer may come as what you asked for, as harm turned away, or as reward stored for the Hereafter.

Raise your hands, face the qiblah, and keep your earnings pure

Raising the hands and facing the qiblah are among the manners of dua, as at Safa, Marwah and Arafah. The Prophet ﷺ also warned that unlawful food and earnings are a barrier to a dua being answered (Muslim), so make sure your journey is funded from halal wealth.

Making personal dua in your own language

Outside the prayer, you may supplicate in any language. Within the prayer itself, the scholars differ on supplicating in a language other than Arabic, so many prefer to make their personal requests in their own language after the prayer or during tawaf and sa‘i. Speak to Allah simply and honestly; He knows what is in your heart.

Praying for others

The Prophet ﷺ said that when a Muslim prays for his brother in his absence, an angel says, “And for you the same” (Muslim). Keep a list of people who asked you to remember them, and pray for your parents, your family, the sick, the deceased and the whole Ummah. Praying for others is one of the most generous ways to use your time in the Haram.

Choose the best times

Beyond the fixed Umrah duas, some times are especially hoped for: in prostration, between the adhan and the iqamah, in the last third of the night, and, for Hajj, on the afternoon of Arafah. In Makkah, many pilgrims set aside time after Fajr and late at night when the mataf is calmer. For the duas of the days of Hajj, see our Hajj step by step guide.

Umrah duas: frequently asked questions