Mishkat al-Masabih 2420

Ibn ‘Umar said that when God’s messenger sat on his camel to go out on a journey, he said “God is most great” three times. Then he said, "Glory be to Him who has made this subservient to us, for we had not the strength for it, and to our Lord do we return. O God, we ask You in this journey of ours for uprightness, piety and such deeds as are pleasing to You. O God, make easy for us this journey of ours and make its length short for us. O God, You are the Companion in the journey and the One who looks after the family and the property in our absence. O God, I seek refuge in You from the difficulty of travelling, unhappiness in what I see, and finding harm has come when I return to my property and family." When he returned he said these words, adding, "Returning, repentant, serving and praising our Lord." [cf. Qur’an, ix, 112.] Muslim transmitted it.