What is the Dua for Hajj & Umrah greetings?

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

When greeting family and friends before departing from them for any journey, Haj etc. recite the following dua.

استودعكم الله الذى لا تضيع ودائعه[1]

Translation: I entrust you to Allah, who does not lose what He has been entrusted with. (Al-Bahrul-Ameeeq Vol.1 Pg.463 Al-Maktabatul Makkiyya)

One may recite the following dua when commencing the journey of Hajj.

بسم الله على نفسي و مالى و ديني اللهم  رضنى بما قضيت لى حتى لا احب تعجيل ما اخرت ولا تأخير ما عجلت[2]

Translation: In the name of Allah who is the complete controller of my life and wealth and my religion. Oh Allah make me pleased with what you decreed for me until I do not love to quicken what you delayed and I do not delay what you have hastened. (Masalik-ul-Manasik Vol.1 Pg.181 Dar-ul-Bashair-ul-Ilmiyya)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Immad Ibn Arshad

Student, Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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