A travel supplication from the Sunnah, narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari.
La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharika lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa huwa 'ala kulli shay'in qadeer. Ayibuna ta'ibuna 'abiduna sajiduna li-Rabbina hamidun. Sadaqallahu wa'dahu wa nasara 'abdahu wa hazamal-ahzaba wahdah
There is no god but Allah alone, He has no partner. To Him belongs the dominion and to Him is praise, and He is over all things competent. We are those who return, repent, worship, prostrate, and praise our Lord. Allah has kept up His promise, made His servant victorious, and defeated all the confederates alone.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 1797. This narration appears in Sahih al-Bukhari — the most rigorously authenticated hadith collection in Sunni Islam.
Recite this when boarding any vehicle — car, plane, bus, animal. The Sunnah of naming Allah before motion turns the act of going somewhere into a small remembrance.
Sahih al-Bukhari is considered the most authentic collection of hadith after the Quran. Imam al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH) spent sixteen years selecting the roughly 7,000 narrations in this collection from over 600,000 he had examined, applying strict criteria to chain authenticity. The dua of the traveller is considered a time when Allah is especially responsive — the Prophet (peace be upon him) listed it among the three duas that are not rejected. The travel supplications are meant to keep that responsiveness in the traveller's mind.
Niyat bundles 40+ duas with full Arabic, transliteration, English & Bengali meanings, and reminder scheduling. Free on iPhone.
Download NiyatArabic text and references are presented as recorded in the source collections. For detailed authenticity grading or in-depth tafsir, consult a qualified scholar.