8 supplications
More Duas of Hajj, Umrah and Eid al-Adha
Beyond the main talbiyah and the duas of ‘Arafah, the rites contain smaller words: other forms of the talbiyah, the du‘a for those who shave, what Companions said in Sa‘i, the words over the sacrifice and the greeting exchanged on Eid.
The talbiyah
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ
Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni‘mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak.
Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. All praise, blessings and dominion belong to You. You have no partner. Repeated from the ihram until the stoning of Jamrat al-‘Aqabah (Hajj) or the start of tawaf (umrah).
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
Another form of the talbiyah
لَبَّيْكَ إِلَهَ الْحَقِّ
Labbayka ilahal-haqq.
Here I am, God of truth.
Source: Sunan al-Nasa’i; Sunan Ibn Majah
Intending ‘Umrah and Hajj together
لَبَّيْكَ عُمْرَةً وَحَجًّا
Labbayka ‘umratan wa hajja.
Here I am for ‘Umrah and Hajj.
Source: Sahih Muslim
During Sa‘i
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ
Rabbighfir warham, innaka antal-a‘azzul-akram.
My Lord, forgive and have mercy; You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous. Reported from Ibn Mas‘ud and Ibn ‘Umar.
Source: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
For those who shave their heads
اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمِ الْمُحَلِّقِينَ، وَالْمُقَصِّرِينَ
Allahummarhamil-muhalliqin, wal-muqassirin.
O Allah, have mercy on those who shave their heads, and those who shorten their hair. He repeated it three times before adding those who shorten.
Source: Sahih al-Bukhari; Sahih Muslim
At the sacrifice (udhiyah)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَلَكَ، اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي
Bismillahi wallahu akbar, Allahumma minka wa lak, Allahumma taqabbal minni.
In the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest. O Allah, from You and for You; O Allah, accept it from me.
Source: Sahih Muslim; Sunan Abi Dawud
The takbir of the days of Eid
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ
Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, Allahu akbar wa lillahil-hamd.
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah; Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and to Allah belongs all praise.
Source: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
The Eid greeting
تَقَبَّلَ اللَّهُ مِنَّا وَمِنْكُمْ
Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum.
May Allah accept from us and from you. The Companions said it to one another on the day of Eid.
Source: as-Sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi
Words of the rites
The talbiyah may be varied with “Labbayka ilahal-haqq” (an-Nasa’i) and other praise the Companions added, which the Prophet ﷺ did not reject. He prayed three times for those who shave their heads and once for those who shorten (al-Bukhari, Muslim), showing the virtue of shaving for men.
More Duas of Hajj, Umrah and Eid al-Adha: questions and answers
What do I say when slaughtering the udhiyah?
“Bismillahi wallahu akbar, Allahumma minka wa lak, Allahumma taqabbal minni” (Muslim, Abu Dawud).
Is “Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum” a Sunnah?
It is reported from the Companions on the day of Eid (al-Bayhaqi, graded hasan by Ibn Hajar).