Top 10 Duas Every Pilgrim Should Know Before Going to Hajj

Hajj 2025 is just around the corner. Muslims who want to fulfil their obligation to the Almighty this year have made the necessary arrangements.

Getting the right Hajj packages or making all the bookings in advance is crucial. But it is also essential to learn about the Duas every pilgrim should know before going to Hajj, and all the acts of worship that can make your pilgrimage much more rewarding and memorable.

As Muslims, we believe that Dua is our most powerful tool. Millions of pilgrims arrive at the sacred pilgrimage sites in Makkah and Madinah and get their Duas answered yearly.

If you have already got Hajj packages from the UK and will be among the fortunate pilgrims, here are some Duas you must know besides your personal Duas. This will surely promise a rewarding journey and enable you to get all your Duas answered.

10 Duas that Every Hajj Pilgrim Must Know

1. Dua for Travelling

Arabic:

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

Transliteration:

Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar. Subḥāna alladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahu muqrinīn wa innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūn

Meaning:

Allah is the Greatest! Glory be to Him who has subjected this (transport) to us, and we could never have accomplished it. Surely, to our Lord we shall return.

2. Dua for Niyah

Arabic:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الحَجَّ فَيَسِّرْهُ لِي وَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنِّي

Transliteration:

Allāhumma innī urīdu al-ḥajja fa-yassiru lī wa taqabbalhu minnī

Meaning:

O Allah, I intend to perform Hajj, so make it easy and accept it from me.

3. Dua for Entering Haram

Arabic:

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْك، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْك، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Transliteration:

Labbayka Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna al-ḥamda wan-ni'mat laka wal-mulk, lā sharīka lak

Meaning:

Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am. You have no partner. To You belong all praise, all blessings, and all sovereignty. You have no partner.

4. Dua to Recite Between Yemeni Corner and Black Stone

Arabic:

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Transliteration:

Rabbana ātinā fī ad-dunyā ḥasanah, wa fī al-ākhirati ḥasanah, wa qinā 'adhāba an-nār

Meaning:

Our Lord, give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

5. Dua to Say While Performing Sa'i

Arabic:

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ...

Then Say:

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ...

Transliteration:

Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar, Allāhu Akbar. Lā ilāha illa Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah...

Meaning:

Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah alone, without a partner...

6. Dua for the Day of Arafat

Arabic:

خَيْرُ الدُّعَاءِ دُعَاءُ يَوْمِ عَرَفَةَ، وَخَيْرُ مَا قُلْتُ أَنَا وَالنَّبِيُّونَ مِن قَبْلِي: لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Transliteration:

Lā ilāha illa Allāh waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahu al-mulku wa lahu al-ḥamdu wa huwa 'alā kulli shay'in qadīr

Meaning:

There is no god but Allah, alone, without a partner. His is the kingdom and praise, and He can do all things.

7. Dua to Recite at Jamarat

Arabic:

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Transliteration:

Allāhu Akbar

Meaning:

Allah is the Greatest.

8. Dua for Gratitude

Arabic:

اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي لَكَ شَكَّارًا، لَكَ ذَكَّارًا، لَكَ رَهَّابًا، لَكَ مِطْوَاعًا

Transliteration:

Allāhumma aj'alnī laka shakkāran, laka dhakkāran, laka rahhāban, laka miṭwā'an

Meaning:

O Allah, make me one who is most grateful to You, remembers You often, fears You, and obeys You constantly.

9. Dua for Forgiveness and Mercy

Arabic:

اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Transliteration:

Allāhumma aghfir lī warḥamnī wa tub 'alayya, innaka anta at-Tawwābu ar-Raḥīm

Meaning:

O Allah, forgive, have mercy on me, and accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

10. Dua to Say While Completing Hajj

Arabic:

اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا، وَاجْعَلْهُ حَجًّا مَبْرُورًا، وَسَعْيًا مَشْكُورًا، وَذَنْبًا مَغْفُورًا

Transliteration:

Allāhumma taqabbal minnā, waj alhu ḥajjan mabrūran, wa sa'yan mashkūran, wa dhanban maghfūran

Meaning:

O Allah, accept (this) from us, and make it an accepted Hajj, a grateful Sa'i, and a forgiven sin.

Now that you know about the top duas every pilgrim should know before going to Hajj, it is time for you to assemble your dua list. You can add other supplications to the list, so you don't forget to recite them while performing your pilgrimage.