Adab

🧭 Adab of Travel

The traveller's duʿāʾ is answered — carry the Sunnah on every journey.

  1. 1.

    Recite the travel duʿāʾ upon mounting: ‘Subḥānalladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā…’.

    Muslim 1342

  2. 2.

    Say takbīr on ascents and tasbīḥ on descents.

    Bukhārī 2993

  3. 3.

    Travel with at least one companion; a single rider is a shayṭān.

    Abū Dāwūd 2607

  4. 4.

    Appoint a leader when three set out together.

    Abū Dāwūd 2608

  5. 5.

    Hasten home once your need is met — travel is a piece of punishment.

    Bukhārī 1804