Little Minarets

At home & out and about · 2 lines · Abu Dawud 5095

Dua for leaving home

When: As you step out of the front door

Say it together

  1. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ

    Line 1Bismillahi tawakkaltu 'alallah

    In the name of Allah, I trust in Allah.

  2. لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ

    Line 2La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

    There is no power and no strength except with Allah.

For parents & teachers

Teaching this dua

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said that whoever says this when leaving home is told: you are guided, you are looked after and you are protected. That is a comforting thought for a child heading to school or nursery. Say it at the front door every morning, shoes on, hand on the door handle, so the place becomes the reminder. The second line, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah, is worth learning on its own too: it is the words we say when something feels too big for us.

By age: Ages 3–5: the first line. Ages 5 and up: both lines.

Word by word
tawakkaltuI put my trust

تَوَكَّلْتُ

'alallahin Allah

عَلَى اللَّهِ

hawlapower

حَوْلَ

quwwatastrength

قُوَّةَ

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Duas that go with it

  • سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا

    Dua for travel

    Subhanal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hadha

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  • اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

    Dua for entering the masjid

    Allahummaf-tah li abwaba rahmatik

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  • بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Dua before sleeping

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

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