When travelling: Dua

Sitting in a car, train, plane or on an animal (Sahih Muslim 1342).

Arabic

How to say it

sub-ḥaa-nal la-dhee sakh-kha-ra la-naa haa-dhaa wa maa kun-naa la-hoo muq-ri-neen, wa in-naa i-laa rab-bi-naa la-mun-qa-li-boon

Meaning

“Glory be to the One who made this serve us, for we could never have done it ourselves. And to our Lord we will surely return.”

Say Bismillah first, and Allahu akbar three times.

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