Dua for Umrah
Comprehensive Duas from Meeqat to Tawaf & Beyond
Arabic:
لَـبَّـيْـكَ اللَّهُـمَّ عُـمْـرَة
Stand, face the Qiblah, and recite;
اللَّهُمَّ هذه عُمْرَةٌ لاَ رِيَاءَ فِيهَا وَلاَ سُمْعَةَ
Transliteration:
Labbaika Allaahumma ‘Umrah
(Stand, face the Qiblah and recite)
Allahuma hathihi Umratun la riya’a feeha wala sum’ah
Translation:
Here I am O Allah (in response to your call) making Umrah
(Stand, face the Qiblah and recite)
O Allah, there is no showing off, nor seeking repute in this Umrah
Arabic:
اللهُ أكبَرُ، اللهُ أكبَرُ، اللهُ أكبَرُ، سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبونَ، اللّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ في سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ ما تَرْضَى، اللّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ في السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَليفَةُ في الأَهْلِ، اللّهُمَّ إِنّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ في الْمَالِ وَالأَهْلِ.
Transliteration:
Allaahu ‘Akbar, Allaahu ‘Akbar, Allaahu ‘Akbar, Subhaanal-lathee sakhkhara lanaa haathaa wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen. Wa ‘innaa ‘ilaa Rabbinaa lamunqaliboon. Allaahumma ‘innaa nas’aluka fee safarinaa haathal-birrawattaqwaa, waminal-‘amalimaa tardhaa, Allaahumma hawwin ‘alaynaa safaranaa haathaa watwi ‘annaa bu’dahu, Allaahumma ‘Antas-saahibu fis-safari, walkhaleefatu fil-‘ahli, Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika min wa’thaa’is-safari, wa ka’aabanl-mandhari, wa soo’il-munqalabi fil-maaliwal’ahli
Translation:
Allaahu ‘Akbar, Allaahu ‘Akbar, Allaahu ‘Akbar, Subhaanal-lathee sakhkhara lanaa haathaa wa maa kunnaa lahu muqrineen. Wa ‘innaa ‘ilaa Rabbinaa lamunqaliboon. Allaahumma ‘innaa nas’aluka fee safarinaa haathal-birrawattaqwaa, waminal-‘amalimaa tardhaa, Allaahumma hawwin ‘alaynaa safaranaa haathaa watwi ‘annaa bu’dahu, Allaahumma ‘Antas-saahibu fis-safari, walkhaleefatu fil-‘ahli, Allaahumma ‘innee ‘a’oothu bika min wa’thaa’is-safari, wa ka’aabanl-mandhari, wa soo’il-munqalabi fil-maaliwal’ahli
Arrival for Hajj / Umrah Talbiah
Arabic:
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ والنِّعْمَةَ، لَكَ وَالمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Transliteration:
Labbayk Allaahumma labbayk, labbayk laa shareeka laka labbayk, ‘innal-hamda, wanni’mata, laka walmulk, laa shareeka laka
Translation:
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, & blessings are Yours, & the dominion. You have no partner
Arabic:
أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ، وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيمِ، مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ، بِسْمِ اللهِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَّامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ، اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ.
Transliteration:
‘A’oothu billaahil-‘Adheem, wa bi-Wajhihil-Kareem, wa Sultaanihil-qadeem, minash-Shaytaanir-rajeem. [Bismillaahi, wassalaatu] [Wassalaamu ‘alaaRasoolillaahi] Allaahum-maftah lee ‘abwaaba rahmatika
Translation:
I seek refuge in Almighty Allah, by His Noble Face, by His primordial power, from Satan the outcast. [In the Name of Allah, and blessings.] [And peace be upon the Messenger of Allah.] O Allah, open before me the doors of Your mercy
Arabic:
اللَّهمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلامُ ، وَمِنْكَ السَّلامُ ، فَحَيِّنَا رَبَّنَا بِالسَّلامِ
Transliteration:
Allahumma ‘ant alssalamu, wamink alssalamu, fahayina rabbana bialssalam.
Translation:
O’ Allah, You are the peace, and from You is the peace, so Our Lord greets us with peace.
Arabic:
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا في الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ، وَفي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً ، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Transliteration:
Rabbanaa ‘aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wa fil-‘aakhirati hasanatan wa qinaa ‘athaaban-naar
Translation:
Our Lord, grant us the good things in this world and the good things in the next life and save us from the punishment of the Fire
Arabic:
اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعً، وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا، وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ
Transliteration:
Allāhumma innī as’aluka `ilman nāfi`a, wa rizqan was’ia, wa shifa’an min kulli daa’.
Translation:
O Allah! Grant me beneficial knowledge, an abundant provision, and a healing from every disease.
Arabic:
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ فَمَنْ حَجَّ الْبَيْتَ أَوِ اعْتَمَرَ فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطَّوَّفَ بِهِمَا وَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ شَاكِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
نبدأ بما بدأ الله به.
Transliteration:
Innas-safaa wal marwata min sha’aa’irillaahi faman hajjal baita ‘awi’tamara falaa junaaha ‘alaihi an yattawwafa bihimaa wa man tatawwa’a khairan fa’innallaaha shaakirun ‘aleemun. Nabda’u bimaa bada’Allahu bihi
Translation:
“Verily! As-Safaa and Al-Marwah are of the symbols of Allah. So it is not a sin on him who performs Hajj or Umrah of the house to perform the Tawaaf between them. And whoever does good Voluntarily, then verily, Allah is All-Recogniser, all-knower.
“We begin with what Allah began with”.
Arabic:
اللهُ أَكْـبَـرُ، اللهُ أَكْـبَـرُ، اللهُ أَكْـبَـر
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ المُلْكُ وَلَهُ الحَمْدُ، وهُوَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرٌ،
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ
وَهَزَمَ الأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
Transliteration:
Allaahu akbar, allaahu akbar, allaahu akbar.
Laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu wahdahu laa shareeka lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu wa Huwa ‘alaa kulli shay’in Qadeer, laa ‘ilaaha ‘illallaahu ilahaahu, ‘anjaza wa’dahu, wa nasara ‘abdahu, wa hazamal ‘ahzaaba wahdahu.
Translation:
Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest
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. None has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, He fulfilled His Promise, He aided His slave, and He alone defeated Confederates.
Umrah Ritual
Essential Guide to the Sacred Rites of Umrah
How do I enter the state of Ihram?
A Muslim enters the state of Ihram at the miqat (designated station) specified by Sharia. Upon entering this state, one must refrain from all actions prohibited during Ihram.
At this point, the Talbiyah is recited:
“Labbayka Allahumma Labbayk, Labbayka La Shareeka Laka Labbayk. Innal Hamda Wan-Ni‘mata Laka Wal-Mulk, La Shareeka Lak.”
(“Here I am at Your service, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Surely all praise, blessings, and sovereignty belong to You. You have no partner.”)
Why are there special places (Miqats) to enter Ihram?
Out of respect for the Kaaba and the rituals of Hajj and Umrah, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) set specific locations, called Miqats, where pilgrims must enter the state of Ihram before reaching Makkah. At these points, they begin reciting the Talbiyah.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
“These Miqats are for the people of those places and for anyone who passes by them intending to perform Hajj or Umrah.”
The Miqats are located at different distances from Makkah depending on which direction pilgrims are coming from. Anyone traveling from beyond these Miqats—whether by air, land, or sea—must enter Ihram at or before passing them. They should not cross these points without being in the state of Ihram.
Tawaf (Circling the Kaaba)
Go to the Haram and start walking around the Kaaba with it on your left side, moving in a counterclockwise direction. Begin at the Black Stone and complete seven rounds, ending at the same spot. After finishing, pray two raka’ahs in any suitable place within the mosque.
Sa'i (Between Safa and Marwa)
Head to Safa and start walking towards Marwa. Reaching Marwa counts as one round. Walking back to Safa counts as the second round. Continue until you’ve completed seven rounds, finishing at Marwa.
Shaving or Trimming the Hair
After Sa’i, men shave or trim their hair at the barber shops. Women cut about 1–2 cm from the ends of their hair. This completes the Umrah and ends the state of Ihram.
Essential Guide for Pilgrims
Practical Tips and Key Landmarks for a Smooth Pilgrimage
Many gates lead to the courtyard of the Grand Mosque. Each gate has a specific number. Above each gate, a light panel, recognizable from a distance, displays either an entry or exit sign.
The five main gates of the Grand Mosque:
- King Abdulaziz Gate: No. 1 in the Western Square
- Bab Safa Gate: No. 11 in the direction of Sa’i walkway (Masaa)
- Bab Al Fatah Gate: No. 45 in the North Square
- Bab Umrah (The Umrah) Gate: No. 62 in the North Square
- King Fahd Gate: No. 79 in the Western Square
Hajj and Umrah pilgrims may bring and use their own wheelchairs in the Grand Mosque of Makkah provided that they enter through wheelchair gates.
Wheelchair pushing service is available in the Grand Mosque. Both hand-driven and motorized wheelchairs are available.
Zamzam water in the two Grand Mosques
Zamzam water is supplied in drinking water containers throughout the Grand Mosque of Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque, in two conditions: cooled, which is usually offered, and uncooled, which is marked.
Plastic cups are available for drinking. These are single-use cups. New cups are stacked on the right-hand side of each container and shall be disposed of in the bin on the left-hand side.
Shaving or Trimming the Hair (Tahlul)
After completing the pilgrimage rituals, it is part of worship to either shave or shorten your hair. Just as you refrained from cutting your hair while in Ihram as an act of devotion, shaving or trimming at the end is also an act of obedience and submission to Allah.
Shaving and trimming for men
It is prescribed for male pilgrims performing Hajj or Umrah to completely have the hair of their head shaven, or shorten all, or most of the hair on their head, the former is better.
Women can only cut a little of their hair
A woman can only shorten her hair, whether she performs Hajj or Umrah. She gathers her hair and cuts 1-2 cm of it.
Friday Prayer in Masjidil Haram and Masjidil Nabawi
The Friday prayer is one of the greatest and best prayers, and is even more in the Grand Mosque, where the virtues of time, place and worship come together so here are some important instructions:
- Avoid jostling and crowding that may cause harm to you and others.
- Be sure to go early to prayer, and avoid rushing out directly after the prayer.
- During the Friday prayers, doors are open to the roof of the Prophet’s Mosque.
- Avoid staying under the direct sun’s rays.
- The Friday sermon is translated into several world languages
Prayer in the Exalted Rawdah
Allah raises the stature of some places over others. The honorable Rawdah is one of the best and most blessed places that Allah Almighty has favored, and it is a garden of Paradise.
How to visit and pray at the honorable Rawdah?
Due to the large number of people wishing to pray in the Noble Rawdah, entry is regulated to prevent overcrowding. Our officials will schedule a specific time and date for the jemaah to enter the Rawdah in an orderly manner.
Visiting the Prophet's tomb
It is desirable for a Muslim going to Madinah to visit the tomb of the Prophet, (blessings and peace be upon him), and to greet him.
Rules of visiting the Prophet’s tomb
Visitors should maintain respect and proper manners. Voices should not be raised. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is to be honoured in both life and death. When offering greetings, stand close to his resting place, face the grave, and keep the greeting brief. Afterward, exit calmly and with dignity, allowing space for others to visit.
