Little Minarets

At home & out and about · 3 lines · Muslim 1342

Dua for travel

When: As the journey starts (the Prophet ﷺ said Allahu akbar three times first)

Say it together

  1. سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا

    Line 1Subhanal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hadha

    Glory be to Allah, who made this ride easy for us,

  2. وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ

    Line 2wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin

    when we could never have managed it ourselves,

  3. وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ

    Line 3wa inna ila Rabbina la-munqalibun

    and to our Lord we will all return.

For parents & teachers

Teaching this dua

These words are from the Qur'an (43:13–14), and the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said them as he set off on his camel. Today our camel is a car seat or a plane, and the dua fits just as well: we could never have made this ride ourselves. Make it part of buckling up: seatbelts click, Allahu akbar three times together, then the dua. On long trips it is a good moment to talk about everything that has to work for a journey to happen, from the engine to the road to the weather.

By age: Ages 4–6: the first line. Ages 6 and up: all three lines.

Word by word
Subhanaglory be to

سُبْحَانَ

sakhkharamade easy, made to serve

سَخَّرَ

muqrininable to manage it

مُقْرِنِينَ

la-munqalibunwill surely return

لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ

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    Bismillahi tawakkaltu 'alallah

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  • بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا

    Dua before sleeping

    Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya

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  • الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا

    Dua for waking up

    Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana

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