Du'as of Hajj and 'Umrah

Supplications for the sacred pilgrimages to Makkah

The Talbiyah (The Call of the Pilgrimage)

Continuously recited from the moment of entering Ihram until the stoning of Jamarat al-Aqabah on Eid al-Adha

Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Transliteration

Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayk la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak.

Meaning

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed, all praise, favour, and sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner.

Virtue

The response of the Muslim to the call of Ibrahim, who was commanded by Allah to call mankind to the pilgrimage. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whichever Muslim says the Talbiyah, every stone and tree to his right and left says it too.'

Supplication During Tawaf

During Tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah)

Recommended during Tawaf based on Sunnah practice

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Transliteration

Subhanallahi wal-hamdu lillahi wa la ilaha illallahu wallahu akbar.

Meaning

How perfect Allah is. All praise is due to Allah. There is no deity except Allah. Allah is the Greatest.

Virtue

No specific supplication is prescribed for most of Tawaf; one may recite any remembrance, supplication, or Quran.

Supplication at Safa and Marwa

Recited upon beginning the Sa'i between Safa and Marwa, before ascending Safa

Surah al-Baqarah (2:158)

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ

Transliteration

Innas-Safa wal-Marwata min sha'a'irillah.

Meaning

Indeed, Safa and Marwa are among the symbols of Allah.

Virtue

The verse reminds the pilgrim of the divine significance of these places and their connection to Hajar and Ismail.

The Talbiyah — Response to Allah's Call

From the moment of entering ihram until the beginning of the stoning of Jamrat al-Aqabah on Eid day; also repeated throughout the days of Hajj/Umrah

Sahih al-Bukhari 1549, Sahih Muslim 1184

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Transliteration

Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak.

Meaning

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Truly all praise, favour, and sovereignty are Yours. You have no partner.

Virtue

The pilgrim's response to Allah's call from the time of Ibrahim ﷺ. Ibn Umar (ra) reported the Prophet ﷺ raised his voice with the talbiyah such that his companions did the same. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'A pilgrim does not raise his voice in talbiyah except that everything on his right and left – stones, trees, and clumps of earth – raises its voice in talbiyah until the edge of the earth from here and there.'

On First Sight of the Ka'ba

The moment the eyes first fall upon the Ka'ba

Al-Bayhaqi in as-Sunan al-Kubra 5:73; the practice of the Companions when they first saw the Ka'ba

اللَّهُمَّ زِدْ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ تَشْرِيفًا وَتَعْظِيمًا وَتَكْرِيمًا وَمَهَابَةً ، وَزِدْ مَنْ شَرَّفَهُ وَكَرَّمَهُ مِمَّنْ حَجَّهُ أَوْ اعْتَمَرَهُ تَشْرِيفًا وَتَعْظِيمًا وَتَكْرِيمًا وَبِرًّا

Transliteration

Allahumma zid hadhal-bayta tashrifan wa ta'ziman wa takriman wa mahabatan, wa zid man sharrafahu wa karramahu mimman hajjahu awi-'tamarahu tashrifan wa ta'ziman wa takriman wa birra.

Meaning

O Allah, increase this House in honour, majesty, nobility, and awe; and increase those who honour and revere it from among its pilgrims of Hajj or Umrah in honour, majesty, nobility, and righteousness.

Virtue

The moment of first sight is a moment when supplications are known to be answered. Many scholars advise raising the hands and asking for the most important matter to one's heart at this instant.

Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone

In every round of tawaf, between the Yemeni Corner (Rukn al-Yamani) and the Black Stone

Sunan Abi Dawud 1892 — the Prophet ﷺ used to say this between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone in every round of tawaf

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina 'adhaban-nar.

Meaning

Our Lord, give us goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter, and save us from the punishment of the Fire.

Virtue

The Prophet's ﷺ chosen dua in the moment of closest proximity to the Ka'ba. Simple, comprehensive, and applicable to every believer.

Passing the Black Stone (Bismillah + Takbir)

At the start of each of the seven rounds of tawaf, when passing (or pointing to) the Black Stone

Sahih al-Bukhari 1613 — Ibn Abbas (ra) reported the Prophet ﷺ said this while passing the Black Stone

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Transliteration

Bismillah, wallahu Akbar.

Meaning

In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.

Virtue

Umar ibn al-Khattab (ra) once said to the Black Stone: 'By Allah, I know you are just a stone; you neither benefit nor harm. If I had not seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ kiss you, I would not have kissed you' (Bukhari 1597). The gesture is pure imitation of the Sunnah, not veneration of the stone.

At the Multazam (Between Black Stone and Door of the Ka'ba)

At the Multazam – the section of wall between the Black Stone and the door of the Ka'ba – a place of known acceptance for supplications

Recorded by al-Baghawi and al-Bayhaqi; a supplication offered at the Multazam by the Prophet ﷺ and adopted by the Companions

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ الْعَفْوَ وَالْعَافِيَةَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْجَنَّةَ ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'afiyata fid-dunya wal-akhirah, wa as'alukal-jannah, wa a'udhu bika minan-nar.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in this world and the Hereafter. I ask You for Paradise, and I seek refuge in You from the Fire.

Virtue

The Multazam is where the pilgrim presses his chest, cheek, arms, and open hands against the wall of the Ka'ba. Ibn Abbas (ra) said: 'The Multazam is between the Corner and the Door; no supplication is made there except that it is answered.'

Drinking Zamzam

When drinking Zamzam water, standing, facing the Ka'ba, in three breaths, saying Bismillah first

Sunan Ibn Majah 3062 — Ibn Abbas (ra) reported this as a dua offered when drinking Zamzam

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا ، وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا ، وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ

Transliteration

Allahumma inni as'aluka 'ilman nafi'an, wa rizqan wasi'an, wa shifa'an min kulli da'.

Meaning

O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, abundant provision, and healing from every disease.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'The water of Zamzam is for whatever purpose it is drunk for' (Ibn Majah 3062). This gives the pilgrim scope to ask for whatever specific matter they need – health, knowledge, guidance, provision – since the well itself was Allah's gift to Hajar and Isma'il ﷺ.

On Safa (Starting Sa'i)

Upon reaching Safa, facing the Ka'ba, raising the hands. Repeated on Marwah with variation. Recited three times each

Sahih Muslim 1218 — from the Farewell Hajj of the Prophet ﷺ

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ، أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ

Transliteration

Innas-safa wal-marwata min sha'a'irillah. Abda'u bima bada'allahu bih. La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir. La ilaha illallahu wahdah, anjaza wa'dah, wa nasara 'abdah, wa hazamal-ahzaba wahdah.

Meaning

Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the signs of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with. There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. His is the sovereignty and His is all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent. There is no god but Allah alone. He has fulfilled His promise, granted victory to His servant, and defeated the confederates alone.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ recited Quran 2:158 (Innas-safa wal-marwata min sha'a'irillah), then said the takbir and the tawhid, then repeated this three times, making dua between each repetition. Following in the footsteps of Hajar (as) who ran between these hills searching for water for baby Isma'il.

The Best Dua on the Day of Arafah

On the Day of Arafah (9th of Dhul-Hijjah), from midday until sunset, at Arafah for pilgrims and everywhere else for others (Arafah fast)

Jami at-Tirmidhi 3585 — hasan; the Prophet ﷺ said: "The best dua is that of the Day of Arafah, and the best of what I and the prophets before me have said is: La ilaha illallahu..."

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration

La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadir.

Meaning

There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. His is the sovereignty and His is all praise, and He is over all things omnipotent.

Virtue

The Day of Arafah is the day Allah frees the most people from the Fire. The Prophet ﷺ said the fast of Arafah for the non-pilgrim expiates the sins of the past and coming year (Muslim 1162).

The Extended Dua at Arafah

Throughout the afternoon at Arafah, alongside personal supplications for oneself, family, community, and the ummah

Recorded by al-Tirmidhi and al-Baghawi from the practice of the Companions at Arafah

اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَالَّذِي نَقُولُ ، وَخَيْرًا مِمَّا نَقُولُ ، اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صَلَاتِي ، وَنُسُكِي ، وَمَحْيَايَ ، وَمَمَاتِي ، وَإِلَيْكَ مَآبِي ، وَلَكَ رَبِّ تُرَاثِي ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ ، وَوَسْوَسَةِ الصَّدْرِ ، وَشَتَاتِ الْأَمْرِ ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا تَجِيءُ بِهِ الرِّيحُ

Transliteration

Allahumma lakal-hamdu kalladhi naqul, wa khayran mimma naqul. Allahumma laka salati, wa nusuki, wa mahyaya, wa mamati, wa ilayka ma'abi, wa laka Rabbi turathi. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min 'adhabil-qabr, wa waswasatis-sadr, wa shatatil-amr. Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min sharri ma taji'u bihir-rih.

Meaning

O Allah, to You is all praise like what we say and better than what we say. O Allah, for You is my prayer, my rite, my life, and my death. To You is my return, and to You, my Lord, is my legacy. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave, the whispers of the chest, and the scattering of affairs. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the evil of what the wind brings.

Virtue

Arafah is the essence of Hajj – the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Hajj is Arafah' (Tirmidhi 889). The hours from noon to sunset should be spent almost entirely in supplication, tawhid, and remembrance.

At Mash'ar al-Haram (Muzdalifah)

On the morning of Eid al-Adha at Muzdalifah, between Fajr and departure for Mina, facing the qiblah

Sahih Muslim 1218 – the Prophet ﷺ prayed Maghrib and Isha combined at Muzdalifah, slept, prayed Fajr early, then supplicated at al-Mash'ar al-Haram until it was almost bright

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ

Transliteration

Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah, Alhamdulillah, Subhanallah – along with personal supplications.

Meaning

Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah, all praise is for Allah, glory be to Allah.

Virtue

A time and place of accepted supplication; the Prophet ﷺ raised his hands and made dua until the daylight was well-established, then departed for Mina before sunrise.

While Stoning the Jamarat

When throwing pebbles at each of the three Jamarat during the Days of Tashriq (10th-13th Dhul-Hijjah)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1750

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ (مَعَ كُلِّ حَصَاةٍ)

Transliteration

Allahu Akbar (with each of the seven pebbles).

Meaning

Allah is the Greatest (said with each of the seven pebbles thrown at each Jamarah).

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said Allahu Akbar with the throw of each pebble. After stoning the small Jamarah and middle Jamarah, he moved aside, faced the qiblah, raised his hands, and made a long supplication. Only after the large Jamarah (Jamrat al-Aqabah) on Eid day did he not stop – it was the moment to move to sacrifice.

At the Sacrifice (Udhiyah)

When slaughtering the sacrifice on Eid al-Adha or during the Days of Tashriq (in the standard pattern with the animal facing the qiblah, right side down)

Sunan Abi Dawud 2795, Sunan an-Nasa'i 4397 – sahih

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَلَكَ ، هَذَا عَنِّي وَعَنْ آلِ بَيْتِي

Transliteration

Bismillah, wallahu Akbar. Allahumma minka wa lak. Hadha 'anni wa 'an ali bayti.

Meaning

In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. O Allah, from You and for You. This is on behalf of me and my household.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ sacrificed two horned rams on Eid al-Adha, one on behalf of himself and his household and one on behalf of his ummah. The dua reminds us: nothing we sacrifice originated from us – everything is from Him and for Him.

General Dua Before Any Slaughter

When slaughtering any animal for food, sacrifice (udhiyah), aqiqah (child's celebration), or hady (Hajj sacrifice)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5559

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Transliteration

Bismillah, wallahu Akbar.

Meaning

In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ commanded that this be said upon every slaughter. Meat slaughtered without the name of Allah is not permissible to eat.

The Farewell Tawaf

The seven-round tawaf around the Ka'ba done as the very last act before departing Makkah

Recorded in classical Hajj manuals; based on the practice of Ibn Umar (ra) and other Companions at the farewell tawaf

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ الْبَيْتَ بَيْتُكَ ، وَالْعَبْدَ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ وَابْنُ أَمَتِكَ ، حَمَلْتَنِي عَلَى مَا سَخَّرْتَ لِي مِنْ خَلْقِكَ حَتَّى سَيَّرْتَنِي فِي بِلَادِكَ وَبَلَّغْتَنِي بِنِعْمَتِكَ حَتَّى أَعَنْتَنِي عَلَى قَضَاءِ مَنَاسِكِكَ ، فَإِنْ كُنْتَ رَضِيتَ عَنِّي فَازْدَدْ عَنِّي رِضًا ، وَإِلَّا فَمُنَّ الْآنَ عَلَيَّ بِمَا تَرْضَى بِهِ ، قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْأَى دَارِي عَنْ بَيْتِكَ

Transliteration

Allahumma innal-bayta baytuk, wal-'abda 'abduka wabnu 'abdika wabnu amatik, hamaltani 'ala ma sakhkharta li min khalqik hatta sayyartani fi biladika wa ballaghtani bi ni'matika hatta a'antani 'ala qada'i manasikik. Fa in kunta radita 'anni fazdad 'anni rida, wa illa fa munna al-ana 'alayya bima tarda bih, qabla an tan'a dari 'an baytik.

Meaning

O Allah, this House is Your House, and this servant is Your servant, son of Your servant, son of Your maidservant. You carried me on what You subjected of Your creation until You brought me through Your lands and by Your favour to complete Your rites. So if You are pleased with me, increase Your pleasure with me; and if not, then favour me now with what You accept, before my abode grows distant from Your House.

Virtue

The farewell tawaf is the seal of Hajj. The Prophet ﷺ said no one should depart Makkah without a farewell tawaf, except a menstruating woman (Bukhari 1755). The moment is heavy: the pilgrim is leaving the House of Allah and asks that Allah accept every step taken.

The Comprehensive Dua of Hajj

At any point in Hajj, especially at the farewell tawaf and while departing the Haram

Reported by al-Tabarani and al-Bayhaqi; classical scholars have adopted this as the standard closing dua of Hajj

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ حَجًّا مَبْرُورًا ، وَذَنْبًا مَغْفُورًا ، وَسَعْيًا مَشْكُورًا ، وَتِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ

Transliteration

Allahumma-j'alhu hajjan mabruran, wa dhanban maghfuran, wa sa'yan mashkuran, wa tijaratan lan tabur.

Meaning

O Allah, make this an accepted Hajj, sins forgiven, striving rewarded, and a trade that will never fail.

Virtue

The Prophet ﷺ said: 'An accepted Hajj (Hajj mabrur) has no reward except Paradise' (Bukhari 1773). Every request here matches a phase of Hajj: mabrur = the whole, forgiven = the standing at Arafah, mashkur = the striving of Sa'i, and unfailing trade = the Hereafter reward.

Visiting the Prophet's ﷺ Mosque in Madinah

When visiting the Prophet's ﷺ mosque and standing before the blessed chamber. Not a required part of Hajj/Umrah but a recommended additional journey

The reported practice of Ibn Umar (ra) and other Companions when standing before the Prophetic chamber

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللَّهِ مِنْ خَلْقِهِ ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى آلِكَ وَأَصْحَابِكَ

Transliteration

As-salamu 'alayka ya Rasulallah, as-salamu 'alayka ya Nabiyyallah, as-salamu 'alayka ya khirata-llahi min khalqih, as-salamu 'alayka wa 'ala alika wa ashabik.

Meaning

Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah. Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah. Peace be upon you, O the chosen one of Allah from His creation. Peace be upon you and upon your family and your Companions.

Virtue

Salutations are given upon the Prophet ﷺ, then upon Abu Bakr and Umar (ra) who are buried beside him. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'No one greets me except that Allah returns my soul to me so I may return the greeting' (Abu Dawud 2041). Standing before the chamber is a moment of profound stillness – no touching, no supplications directed to the Prophet ﷺ himself.

The Farewell Tawaf

The seven-round tawaf around the Ka'ba done as the very last act before departing Makkah

Recorded in classical Hajj manuals; based on the practice of Ibn Umar (ra) and other Companions at the farewell tawaf

Transliteration

Meaning

Virtue