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Travel and going out

Dua on returning from a journey

As you come back home from a journey, when your town comes into view.

آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ سَاجِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ

Āyibūna tā'ibūna 'ābidūna sājidūna li rabbinā ḥāmidūn

We return, repenting, worshipping, prostrating and praising our Lord.

Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1797

When to say it

As you come back home from a journey, when your town comes into view.

Good to know

  • Pray two rak'ahs in the masjid when you return, as the Prophet ﷺ did.

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Questions

Dua on returning from a journey

What is the dua on returning from a journey?
Āyibūna tā'ibūna 'ābidūna sājidūna li rabbinā ḥāmidūn — "We return, repenting, worshipping, prostrating and praising our Lord."
Where is it from?
It is reported in Sahih al-Bukhari 1797.
When should I say it?
As you come back home from a journey, when your town comes into view.

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