FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-291: MAKNA DOA MUSAFIR
What is the meaning of the traveller's supplication taught by the Prophet SAW?
Short answer
The traveller's supplication is reported from Ibn Umar RA in Sahih Muslim, recited after saying takbir three times upon mounting a ride to set out on a journey.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The traveller's supplication is reported from Ibn Umar RA in Sahih Muslim, recited after saying takbir three times upon mounting a ride to set out on a journey. It asks for goodness and piety, an easy journey, Allah's company for the traveller and care for the family left behind, and protection from hardship, saddening sights and a bad return affecting wealth and family. Imam al-Nawawi stated that it is recommended to begin a journey with this supplication, and the ruling urges Muslims to memorise it and recite it on every journey.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-291: MAKNA DOA MUSAFIR”, 17 October 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2679-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-291-makna-doa-musafir. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-travellers-supplication/