The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) circled the Kabah on a camel, every time he reached the black stone he would point to it with his staff and say:

“Allah is the greatest.”

allaahu akbar

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to say between the Yemeni corner and the black stone:

“O our Lord, grant us the best in this life and the best in the next life, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”

rabbanaa aatinaa fiddunyaa ḥasanatan wa fil aakhirati ḥasanatan wa qinaa ‛adhaab-an-naar

The best of supplications is the supplication on the day of AAarafah and the best which I and the Prophets before me have said (is):

“None has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs sovereignty and all praise and He is over all things omnipotent.”

laa ilaaha ill-allaahu, waḥdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu, wa huwa ‛alaa kulli shay’in qadeer

Jabir (RA) said, “The messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) rode Al-Qaswa until he reached Al-Mash'ar Al-Haram, he then faced the qiblah (the Kaba), supplicated to Allah, and extolled His greatness and oneness. He stood until the sun shone but left before it rose.”

Note: Al-Qaswa is the name of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) camel.

Every time the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) threw a pebble at any of the three jamarat, he would say:

“Allah is the greatest.”

…on completion of the first jamarah, he advanced a little, stood facing the qiblah, raised his hands and supplicated. He also did this after the second jamarah but not the third.

Note: Jamarat are the three stoning (of the devil) areas at Mina during Hajj.

allaahu akbar

In the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest. O Allah, (it is) from You and belongs to You.

bismillaahi wallaahu akbar, allaahumma haa tha minka wa lak.

I place you in the trust of Allah, whose trust is never misplaced.

[For a male]
astawdi‛uk-allaah-alladhee laa taḍee‛u wadaa’i‛uh

[For a female]
astawdi‛uk-illaah-alladhee laa taḍee‛u wadaa’i‛uh

[For a group of people]
astawdi‛ukum-ullaah-alladhee laa taḍee‛u wadaa’i‛uh

"In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah and there is no might nor power except with Allah."

*The angel will say: "you shall be defended, protected and guided"

*Will be protected from the Shaytan

bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‛alal-laah, wa laa ḥawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah

O Allah, I seek refuge with You lest I should stray or be led astray, or slip (i.e. to commit a sin unintentionally) or be tripped, or oppress or be oppressed, or behave foolishly or be treated foolishly.

allaahumma innee a‛oodhu bika an aḍilla aw uḍalla, aw azilla aw uzalla, aw aẓlima aw uẓlama, aw ajhala aw yujhala ‛alayy

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest.

How far from imperfections He is, The One Who has placed this (transport) at our service, and we ourselves would not have been capable of doing so, and to our Lord is our final destination,

O Allah, we ask You for piety (Birr), and fear of You (Taqwa) in this journey of ours, and we ask You for deeds which please You,

O Allah, facilitate our journey and let us cover it’s distance quickly. O Allah, You are The Companion on the journey and The Successor over the family,

O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the difficulties of travel, and from having a change of hearts and being in a bad predicament, and I take refuge with You from an ill fated outcome with wealth and family.

Note: Birr and Taqwa are two comprehensive terms which individually, refer to all good actions and obedience i.e. performing the commanded actions and avoiding the prohibited actions.

When combined together, birr refers to doing those actions which have been commanded and taqwa refers to avoiding those actions which have been prohibited.

allaahu akbar, allaahu akbar, allaahu akbar,

subḥaan-alladhee sakhkhara lanaa haadhaa wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen, wa innaa ilaa rabbinaa la munqaliboon,

allaahumma innaa nas’aluka fee safarinaa haadhal-birra wat-taqwaa, wa minal-‛amali maa tarḍaaa,

allaahumma hawwin ‛alaynaa safaranaa haadhaa waṭwi ‛annaa bu‛dah,

allaahumma antaṣ-ṣaaḥibu fis-safar, wal-khaleefatu fil-ahl,

allaahumma innee a‛oodhu bika min wa‛thaa’-is-safar, wa ka’aabat-il-manẓari, wa soo’-il-munqalabi fil-maali wal-ahl

May a witness, be witness to our praise of Allah for His favors and bounties upon us.

Our Lord, protect us, show favor on us and deliver us from every evil. I seek refuge with Allah from the fire.

sa-mi‛a saa-mi‛un bi ḥamd-il-laahi wa ḥusni ba-laa’ihi ‛alaynaa

rab-banaa ṣaaḥib-naa wa afḍil ‛alaynaa ‘aa-’idhan bil-laahi mi-nan-naar

O Allah, Lord of the seven heavens and all that they envelop, Lord of the seven earths and all that they carry, Lord of the devils and all whom they misguide, Lord of the winds and all whom they whisk away,

I ask You for the goodness of this town, the goodness of its inhabitants and for all the goodness found within it and I seek refuge with You from the evil of this town, the evil of its inhabitants and from all the evil found within it.

allaahumma rabbas-samawaat-is-sab‛i wamaa aẓlalna, wa rabbal-araaḍeen-as-sab‛i wa maa aqlalna, wa rabbash-shayaaṭeeni wa maa aḍlalna, wa rabbar-riyaaḥi wa maa dharayna,

as’aluka khayra haadhi-hil-qaryati wa khayra ahlihaa wa khayra maa feehaa, wa a‛oodhu bika min sharrihaa wa sharri ahlihaa wa sharri maa feehaa

May Allah provide you with Taqwa (piety), forgive you your sins and facilitate goodness for you wherever you be.

Note: Taqwa is a comprehensive term which refers to all good actions and obedience i.e. performing the commanded actions and avoiding the prohibited actions.

zawwadak-allaahut-taqwaa, wa ghafara dhambaka, wa yassara lakal-khayra ḥaythumaa kunt

O Allah shorten the distant for him and ease his journey.

allaahummaṭ-wi lahul-ba‛eeda, wa hawwin ‛alayhi-ssafar