Dua Upon Seeing the Kaaba

September 13, 2026

Kâbe Görüldüğünde Okunacak Dua Okunuşu ve Anlamı

Explanation

This is the dua recited when the Kaaba is seen for the first time. It is also recommended to recite it when entering the Haram (the Sacred Mosque).

Dua Text

اَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، وَإِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ بِالسَّلَامِ، فَحَيِّنَا رَبَّنَا بِالسَّلَامِ، وَأَدْخِلْنَا دَارَكَ دَارَ السَّلَامِ، تَبَارَكْتَ رَبَّنَا بِالسَّلَامِ وَتَعَالَيْتَ، لَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ

Transliteration

Allahumma antas-salamu wa minkas-salam, wa ilayka ya’udu bis-salam, fa-hayyina Rabbana bis-salam, wa adkhilna daraka daras-salam, tabarakta Rabbana bis-salami wa ta’alayt, lakal-hamdu ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram.

Meaning

O Allah! You are as-Salam (Peace), peace comes from You and peace returns to You. Our Lord, let us live in peace and place us in Paradise, Your abode of peace. Our Lord, You are blessed with peace and exalted. All praise is Yours, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.

What Is Asked in This Dua

This dua is the servant, seeing the Kaaba for the first time, remembering Allah by His name as-Salam. The servant says that Allah Himself is as-Salam, that peace comes from Him and returns to Him again. He calls upon Allah with this name: the One free of every flaw, who grants well-being and is the source of all peace.

Then the servant asks for two things: that Allah let him live in peace and place him in Paradise, the abode of peace. Well-being in this world and Paradise in the Hereafter; the servant asks for these before the Kaaba, at his most moving moment. Then he glorifies Allah by saying that He is blessed with peace and exalted, and offers praise to Allah, the Possessor of Majesty and Honor. The source book states that all pilgrims recite this dua when they enter the Haram and see the Kaaba.

When and How to Recite

This dua is recited when the Kaaba is seen for the first time. It is also recommended to recite it when entering the Haram. No specific number of recitations is mentioned in the source; reciting it once at the moment the Kaaba is seen is sufficient. The source book states that all pilgrims recite this dua at this moment.

Since the Haram is entered with wudu, the dua is also recited with wudu. It is preferable to recite it while reflecting on its meaning, feeling that peace comes from Allah alone. Those who find the Arabic difficult can also make the dua with its meaning in their own language.

Virtue

The source book states that all pilgrims recite this dua when they enter the Haram and see the Kaaba.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua upon seeing the Kaaba recited?

It is recited at the moment the Kaaba is first seen; it is also recommended to recite it when entering the Haram.

What does the dua upon seeing the Kaaba mean?

It remembers Allah by His name as-Salam, says that peace comes from Him, and asks to live in peace and to enter Paradise, the abode of peace.

How many times is the dua upon seeing the Kaaba recited?

No specific number is mentioned in the source; reciting it once when the Kaaba is seen is sufficient.

Source

Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 366.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 13 September 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026