Travel Dua — Subhanalladhi sakhkhara

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

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“Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it by our efforts. And indeed, to our Lord we will surely return.”

Subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrineen, wa inna ila Rabbina lamunqaliboon

— Quran 43:13-14 — Az-Zukhruf

When to Read

When boarding any vehicle or starting a journey

Benefits & Virtues

The Prophet (PBUH) would recite this whenever he mounted his riding animal for a journey.

Related Duas

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Entering a Town — Allahumma rabbas-samawat

اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَظْلَلْنَ وَرَبَّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ وَمَا أَقْلَلْنَ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَخَيْرَ أَهْلِهَا

“O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all they shade, Lord of the seven earths and all they carry, I ask You for the good of this town and the good of its people.”

Al-Hakim, Sahih chain