Dua for Driving: A Must-Recite for Safe and Secure Travels

In this article, we will learn the dua for driving from the Holy Quran and the Noble Hadith.

To complete the dua for driving, first of all, we have to say Bismillah and Alhamdulillah as instructed below:

So, when entering the vehicle, you should say: Bismillah and once you’re inside the vehicle, say: Alhamdulillah. (Abu Dawud, Hadith: 2602)

Dua for Driving and Riding

Next, you should recite the well-known dua for riding a vehicle:

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِيْ سَخَّرَ لَنَا هٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِيْنَ، وَإِنَّا إِلٰى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُوْنَ

Transliteration

Subhānalladhī Sakhkhara Lanā Hādhā, Wa Mā Kunnā Lahū Muqrinīn, Wa Innā Ilā Rabbinā Lamunqalibūn.

Meaning and Translation

Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it.

– Sura Zukhruf: 14; Abu Dawud, Hadith: 2602; Translation from King Saud University Electronic Moshaf

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