Usul16

Chapter on Supplications Recommended for the Traveler Upon Departure

faqih-2410Vol. 2, p. 271

سَمِعْتُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَوْ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمْ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَراً أَقَامَ عَلَى بَابِ دَارِهِ تِلْقَاءَ الْوَجْهِ الَّذِي يَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَرَأَ فَاتِحَةَ الْكِتَابِ أَمَامَهُ وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَ آيَةَ الْكُرْسِيِّ أَمَامَهُ وَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي وَ احْفَظْ مَا مَعِي وَ سَلِّمْنِي وَ سَلِّمْ مَا مَعِي وَ بَلِّغْنِي وَ

I heard Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) say: "If one of you, when intending to travel, stands at the door of their house, facing the direction they are heading towards, and recites Surah Al-Fatiha in front of them, to their right, and to their left, and recites Ayat al-Kursi in front of them, to their right, and to

faqih-2411Vol. 2, p. 271-272

وَ كَانَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَراً قَالَ- اللَّهُمَّ خَلِّ سَبِيلَنَا وَ أَحْسِنْ‌ تَسْيِيرَنَا وَ أَعْظِمْ عَافِيَتَنَا.

Hadith.2415 - When Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) intended to travel, he would say: "O Allah (swt), make our path clear, improve our journey, and grant us immense well-being."

faqih-2412Vol. 2, p. 272

قَالَ لِي‌ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِكَ فِي سَفَرٍ أَوْ حَضَرٍ فَقُلْ- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَتَلَقَّاهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ‌[2] فَتَضْرِبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وُجُوهَهَا وَ تَقُولُ مَا سَبِيلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ‌[3] وَ قَدْ سَمَّى اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ آمَنَ بِهِ وَ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَى اللَّهِ وَ قَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ

Imam (as) said to me: "When you leave your house, whether for travel or otherwise, say: 'In the name of Allah (swt), I believe in Allah (swt), I rely upon Allah (swt). Whatever Allah (swt) wills happens. There is no power and no strength except with Allah (swt).' The devils will then confront you, but the angels will s

faqih-2413Vol. 2, p. 272

حِينَ يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَابِ دَارِهِ‌[4] أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِمَّا عَاذَتْ مِنْهُ مَلَائِكَةُ اللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لِأَوْلِيَاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ السِّبَاعِ وَ الْهَوَامِّ وَ مِنْ شَرِّ رُكُوبِ الْمَحَارِمِ كُلِّهَا أُجِيرُ نَفْسِي بِاللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وَ تَابَ عَلَيْهِ‌[5]

"Whoever says upon leaving the door of their house: 'I seek refuge in Allah (swt) from what the angels of Allah (swt) sought refuge from— from the evil of this day, from the evil of the devils, from the evil of those who oppose the friends of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Glorious, from the evil of jinn and humans, from