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170 – Chapter: What to Say When Mounting a Riding Animal for Travel

Allah the Exalted says: “It is He who created for you ships and livestock upon which you ride, so that you may sit firmly on their backs, then remember your Lord’s favor when you have mounted upon them and say: ‘Glory be to Him who has subjected this to us, for we could never have mastered it on our own. And indeed, to our Lord we shall surely return.’” (Az-Zukhruf 43:12–13)

979 – Ibn ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat upon his camel to set out on a journey, he would pronounce the takbīr three times and then say: “Subḥān alladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahu muqrinīn, wa innā ilā Rabbinā lamunqalibūn (Glory be to the One who has subjected this to us, for we could never have mastered it, and surely to our Lord we are returning). O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness and God-consciousness, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and fold up for us its distance. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the Successor over the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel, from a gloomy appearance (1), and from an ill return in wealth, family, and offspring.” When he returned he would recite the same supplication and would add: “Āʾibūn, tāʾibūn, ʿābidūn, li-Rabbinā ḥāmidūn (We return, repentant, worshipful, and praising our Lord).” Reported by Muslim.

The word muqrinīn means “capable” or “able.” Al-waʿthāʾ (with an open wāw, a quiescent ʿayn, a thāʾ, and an extended vowel) denotes hardship. Al-kaʾābah (with an extended vowel) refers to dejection caused by grief and the like. Al-munqalab means one’s place of return.

980 – ʿAbdullāh ibn Sarjis (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ set out on a journey he would seek refuge from the hardship of travel, the distress of a gloomy return, regression after progress, the supplication of the wronged, and an ugly sight affecting family or possessions. Reported by Muslim.

This is how it appears in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: “al-ḥawru baʿda al-kawn” (with a final nūn), and it is likewise transmitted

(1) kaabat al-manzar (a distressing sight): that I might witness in my family or wealth something that grieves me, such as death, illness, or loss.

١٧٠ - باب ما يقول إذا ركب دَابَّةً للسفر قال الله تعالى : ﴿ وَجَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنَ الْفُلْكِ وَالْأَنْعَامِ مَا تَرْكَبُونَ . لِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَى ظُهُورِهِ ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا : سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ . وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ ﴾ [ الزخرف : ١٢ - ١٣ ] . ٩٧٩ - وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما ، أن رسول الله ﷺ ، كان إذا اسْتَوَى عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ خَارِجاً إِلَى سَفَرٍ ، كَبَّرَ ثَلاثاً ، ثُمَّ قال : « سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ ، وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ . اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى ، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى . اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ ، وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ . اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ(١) ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ وَالْوَلَدِ » وَإِذَا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ : « آيِبُونَ تَائِبُونَ عَابِدُونَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ » رواه مسلم . مَعْنَى « مُقْرِنِينَ » : مُطِيقِينَ . و « الْوَعْثَاءُ » بفتح الواو وإسكان العين المهملة وبالثاء المثلثة وبالمد وهي : الشِّدَّةُ . و « الْكَآبَةُ » بالمد ، وهي : تَغْيِيرُ النَّفْسِ مِنْ حُزْنٍ وَنَحْوِهِ . و « الْمُنْقَلَبُ » : الْمَرْجِعُ . ٩٨٠ - وعن عبد الله بن سَرَجِس رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله ﷺ إذا سافر يَتَعَوَّذُ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ ، وَالْكَآبَةِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ ، وَالْحَوْرِ بَعْدَ الْكَوْنِ . وَدَعْوَةِ الْمَظْلُومِ . وَسُوءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِي الْأَهْلِ وَالْمَالِ ، رواه مسلم . هكذا هو في صحيح مسلم : « الْحَوْرُ بَعْدَ الْكَوْنِ » بالنون ، وكذا رواه

(١) وكآبة المنظر : أي وأن أنظر ما يسوءني في الأهل والمال : أي كموت ومرض وتلف .