Words for the journey.
Keep the words close, and give their meaning a place in your heart.
Read with understanding.
Beginning Umrah
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ عُمْرَةً
O Allah, I answer Your call to perform Umrah.
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Labbayka Allahumma ‘umratan.
Example wording in the guide; intention is in the heart. Guide p. 12
The Talbiyah
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am; You have no partner. All praise, blessing, and dominion belong to You. You have no partner.
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Labbayka Allahumma labbayk. Labbayka la sharika laka labbayk. Inna al-hamda wa-n-ni‘mata laka wa-l-mulk. La sharika lak.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1549, as cited in the guide. Guide p. 19
Entering the mosque
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.
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Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik.
Sahih Muslim 713, as cited in the guide. Guide p. 28
Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
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Rabbana atina fi-d-dunya hasanatan, wa fi-l-akhirati hasanatan, wa qina ‘adhaba-n-nar.
Quran 2:201; Abu Dawud 1892, as cited in the guide. Guide p. 34
Remembrance at Safa and Marwah
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ
There is no god but Allah alone, with no partner. His is the dominion and praise, and He has power over all things. He fulfilled His promise, helped His servant, and defeated the confederates alone.
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La ilaha illa Allahu wahdahu la sharika lah. Lahu-l-mulku wa lahu-l-hamd, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir. La ilaha illa Allahu wahdah. Anjaza wa‘dah, wa nasara ‘abdah, wa hazama-l-ahzaba wahdah.
Sahih Muslim 1218, as cited in the guide. Guide p. 45
Make the prayer your own.
These twelve prayers are personal supplications from the guide, not Quranic verses or prophetic hadith. The guide makes this distinction on page 68. The English text translates the meaning.
01For a tired heart
O Allah, I have come to Your House with a heart worn down by life; grant it rest through nearness to You. Lighten the burden of my sins with Your forgiveness. I have come hoping for Your mercy; do not deprive me of Your generosity.
Original guide · page 5602For needs left unspoken
My Lord, there are needs in my heart that I have not found the words to express, but You know them. Fulfill what is good for me, keep what harms me away, and grant me contentment with what You choose for me.
Original guide · page 5703For a new beginning
O Allah, make this journey a sincere new beginning with You. Forgive what has passed, set right what remains of my life, help me when I grow weak, and return me to obedience when I stumble.
Original guide · page 5804For effort to bear good fruit
O Allah, as You helped me make Sa‘i between Safa and Marwah, help me strive for Your pleasure. Bless my efforts, and make my work for good a cause of joy that comforts my heart.
Original guide · page 5905For our parents
O Allah, reward my parents with the best reward for their care for me. Forgive them and have mercy on their weakness. Bless the life and deeds of those still living, comfort those who have died, and bring us together in Your Paradise.
Original guide · page 6006For family and children
O Allah, guide my family and descendants to goodness. Fill our homes with love and mercy. Teach us to listen well, forgive, and show gentleness. Give our children a share of our prayers and the light of Your guidance.
Original guide · page 6107For debt and lawful provision
O Allah, You know the debt that weighs on me and the worry I carry about provision. Help me repay my debt, open blessed and lawful provision for me, and grant me a contented heart and a generous hand that gives to others.
Original guide · page 6208For the ill and their caregivers
O Allah, heal bodies weakened by illness and hearts exhausted by fear. Grant those who are ill hope and peace. Help those who stay awake caring for them, and surround them all with Your compassion.
Original guide · page 6309For those who asked for our prayers
O Allah, remember with mercy everyone who asked me to pray for them, everyone who was kind to me, and everyone who wished me well. Fulfill their needs. Even if I forget a name, You know it and do not forget.
Original guide · page 6410For people facing injustice and hardship
O Allah, I have brothers and sisters whose names I do not know, but You know their pain. Feed the hungry, reassure the afraid, shelter the displaced, help those who are wronged, and return peace to their hearts.
Original guide · page 6511For trusting Allah with tomorrow
My Lord, I do not know what lies ahead, but I know Your mercy is vast. Choose what will set me right. Teach me to work diligently, wait patiently, and receive Your gifts with gratitude.
Original guide · page 6612For change that continues after Umrah
O Allah, accept my Umrah and return me safely to my family. Let this journey continue to shape my prayers, my character, and my dealings with people. Even when I am far from Your House, keep my heart close to remembering You.
Original guide · page 67