Sahih Muslim Book - 15, Hadith - 3275

حَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا الأَزْدِىَّ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَلَّمَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ إِذَا اسْتَوَى عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ خَارِجًا إِلَى سَفَرٍ كَبَّرَ ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ « سُبْحَانَ الَّذِى سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِى سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِى السَّفَرِ وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِى الأَهْلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّى أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِى الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ ». وَإِذَا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ. وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ « آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ ».

‘Ali Al-Azdi narrated that Ibn ‘Umar taught them that when the Messenger of Allah (SAW) mounted his camel and set out on a journey, he would say the Takbir three times, then say: “Subhan Allah alladhi sakhkhara lana lahu muqrinin, wa inna ila rabbinna I-munqalibun Allaihumma [inna] nas’aluka fi safarina hadha al-birra wat-taqwa. Allahumma hawwin ‘alaina safarana hadha watwi ‘anna bu'dahu. Allahumma antas-sahibu fis-safari, wal-khalifatu fil-ahli Allahumma inni a ‘udhu bika min wa’tha’is-safari wa kabatil-manzari wa suw’il-munqalab fil-mali wal-ahli (Glory be to Allah Who has placed this (transport) at our service and we ourselves would not have been capable of that, and to our Lord is our final destiny. O Allah, [we] ask You for righteousness and piety in this journey of ours, and We ask You for deeds which please You. O Allah, make our journey easy and let us cover its distance quickly. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor (the One Who guards them in a person’s absence) over the family. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the difficulties of travel, from becoming distressed and an ill-fated outcome with regard to wealth and family.)” And when he returned, he said the same words and added: “A’ibuna ta’ibuna ‘abiduna lirabbina hamidun (Returning, repenting, worshipping and praising our Lord.)”