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.