Dhikr & Du'a · Through the day

The adhkar of the pilgrim through the rites

These follow the order of the rites. The talbiyah begins at ihram and is repeated again and again until you stone the first pillar. At the Black Stone during tawaf you say Allahu Akbar. Between the two corners you recite the verse 'Rabbana atina'. On Safa and Marwah you make the remembrance of the sa'i. On Arafah you say the best of all du'a, at Muzdalifah you stand in remembrance facing the qiblah, and at the jamarat you say Allahu Akbar with each pebble.

Recite the Arabic, lean on the transliteration while you learn it, and read the meaning so your heart is in each station with your feet. Between every prescribed word, the door of personal du'a is wide open: ask Allah for whatever you long for.

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   The talbiyah

   Listen

   لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ والنِّعْمَة لَكَ والمُلْكُ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

   Labbayk-Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, inna ‘l-ḥamda, wanni`mata, laka wa ‘l-mulk, lā sharīka lak.

   I am here at Your service, O Allah, I am here at Your service. I am here at Your service, You have no partner, I am here at Your service. Surely the praise, and blessings are Yours, and the dominion. You have no partner.

   sahihMuslim 2/841

   The pilgrim's answer to Allah's call, 'Here I am at Your service.' Begun at ihram and repeated abundantly, with the voice raised, until the first pillar is stoned. The sound of Hajj itself.

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   At the Black Stone

   Listen

   طَافَ النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِالْبَيْتِ عَلَى بَعِيرٍ كُلَّمَا أَتَى الرُّكْنَ أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ بِشَيْءٍ عِنْدَهُ وَكَبَّرَ

   Allah is the Most Great. (Said while facing the Black Stone at the start of each circuit of tawaf.)

   sahihSahih al-Bukhari (Fath al-Bari 3/476)

   During tawaf, each time he passed the corner of the Black Stone the Prophet ﷺ would point toward it and say Allahu Akbar. The remembrance that marks every circuit around the House.

3. 3

   Between the two corners

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   رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

   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.

   Qur'anAl-Baqarah 2:201

   Recited during tawaf between the Yemeni corner and the Black Stone: the Qur'anic verse asking for good in this world and the next and refuge from the Fire (al-Baqarah 2:201), the most comprehensive request a heart can make.

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   On Safa and Marwah

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   الْحَدِيثُ. وَفِيهِ: فَفَعَلَ عَلَى الْمَرْوَةِ كَمَا فَعَلَ عَلَى الصَّفَا

   Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) approached Mount Safa, he would recite:

   Indeed, as-Safa and al-Marwah are among the symbols of Allah; I begin with what Allah began with. (Then, facing the qiblah on the hill: Allahu Akbar, and there is no god but Allah alone, with praise and supplication.)

   sahihMuslim 2/888

   The remembrance of the sa'i. Facing the Ka'bah on each hill, the Prophet ﷺ declared Allah's oneness and greatness, affirmed that He kept His promise and aided His servant, then made personal du'a, repeating it three times on each.

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   The du'a of Arafah

   Listen

   خير الدعاء دعاء يوم عرفة ، وخيرُ ما قلت أنا والنبيُّون من قبلي : لا إله إلا الله وحدهُ لا شريك لهُ ، لهُ الملكُ ولهُ الحمدُ وهو على كل شيء قدير

   Lā 'ilāha 'illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamdu wa huwa `alā kulli shay'in qadīr.

   None has the right to be worshipped but Allah Alone, Who has no partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He is Able to do all things.

   hasanAt-Tirmidhi 3/184, and also Silsilatul-'Ahadith As-Sahihah 4/6

   The Prophet ﷺ said the best du'a is the du'a of the Day of Arafah, and the best of what he and the prophets before him said was this declaration of Allah's oneness. The heart of the entire Hajj.

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   At Muzdalifah

   Listen

   رَكِبَ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْقَصْوَاءَ حَتَّى أَتَى الْمَشْعَرَ الْحَرَامَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَدَعَاهُ، وَكَبَّرَهُ، وَهَللَّهُ، وَوَحَّدَهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ وَاقِفاً حَتَّى أَسْفَرَ جِدَّاً فَدَفَعَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَطْلُعَ الشَّمسُ

   (At al-Mash'ar al-Haram, facing the qiblah: declaring Allah's greatness, His oneness, and supplicating until daybreak.)

   sahihMuslim 2/891

   At al-Mash'ar al-Haram the Prophet ﷺ faced the qiblah and stood in du'a, magnifying Allah and declaring His oneness, until the sky grew light, leaving just before sunrise.

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   At the jamarat

   Listen

   يُكَبِّرُ كُلَّمَا رَمَى بِحَصَاةٍ عِنْدَ الْجِمَارِ الثَّلاَثِ، ثُمَّ يَتَقَدَّمُ، ويَقِفُ يَدْعُو مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْقِبلَةِ، رَافِعاً يَدَيْهِ بَعْدَ الْجَمْرَةِ الْأُولَى وَالثَّانِيَةِ. أَمَّا جَمْرَةُ الْعَقَبَةِ فَيَرْمِيهَا وَيُكَبِّرُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ حَصَاةٍ وَيَنْصَرِفُ وَلاَ يَقِفُ عِنْدَهَا

   Allah is the Most Great. (Said with each pebble cast at the jamarat.)

   sahihSahih al-Bukhari (Fath al-Bari 3/581)

   The Prophet ﷺ said Allahu Akbar with each pebble thrown at the three pillars. After the first and second he would step forward, face the qiblah, raise his hands and make du'a; after the last he left without standing.

Prophetic adhkar transcribed verbatim from Hisn al-Muslim (Sa'eed al-Qahtani) via sunnah.com; al-Bukhari and Muslim taken as sahih, jayyid/reliable as hasan. Qur'anic items are grounded via quran.ai (ar-uthmani-minimal + Saheeh International). Recitation audio: the official Hisn al-Muslim audio (hisnmuslim.com) for the adhkar and Mishary Alafasy (everyayah.com) for the Qur'an. Selection follows Hisn al-Muslim, with thanks to lifewithallah.com; framing is Buruja's own. FOR SCHOLAR REVIEW: confirm every Arabic text, reference, repetition count and grading before publication.