Tawaf Duas: All the Duas Recited While Circling the Kaaba

September 13, 2026

Tavaf Duaları: Okunuşu, Anlamı ve Sırası

Explanation

These are all the duas recited at each point while circling the Kaaba in tawaf. Tawaf begins at the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) and proceeds from left to right. The four corners of the Kaaba are called the Iraqi Corner (Rukn al-Iraqi), the Yemeni Corner (Rukn al-Yamani), the Syrian Corner (Rukn al-Shami) and the Black Stone corner; a dua specific to each corner is recited there. Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, the dua “Rabbana atina” recited by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is said.

Dua Text

اَللَّهُمَّ إِيمَانًا بِكَ وَتَصْدِيقًا بِكِتَابِكَ وَوَفَاءً بِعَهْدِكَ وَاتِّبَاعًا لِسُنَّةِ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هٰذَا الْبَيْتَ بَيْتُكَ وَالْحَرَمَ حَرَمُكَ وَالْأَمْنَ أَمْنُكَ وَهٰذَا مَقَامُ الْعَائِذِ بِكَ مِنَ النَّارِ فَحَرِّمْ لُحُومَنَا وَبَشَرَنَا عَلَى النَّارِ
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشِّرْكِ وَالشَّكِّ وَالشِّقَاقِ وَسُوءِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ وَالْمَنْظَرِ فِي الْأَهْلِ وَالْمَالِ وَالْوَلَدِ
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالْفَقْرِ وَمِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ وَمِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخِزْيِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
اَللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ حَجًّا مَبْرُورًا وَسَعْيًا مَشْكُورًا وَذَنْبًا مَغْفُورًا وَعَمَلًا مَقْبُولًا وَتِجَارَةً لَنْ تَبُورَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا عَزِيزُ يَا غَفُورُ

Transliteration

After kissing the Black Stone: Allahumma imanan bika wa tasdiqan bi-kitabika wa wafa’an bi-‘ahdika wat-tiba’an li-sunnati nabiyyika Muhammadin sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam.
While circling the Kaaba: Allahumma inna hadhal-bayta baytuka wal-harama haramuka wal-amna amnuka wa hadha maqamul-‘a’idhi bika minan-nar, fa-harrim luhumana wa basharana ‘alan-nar.
At the Iraqi Corner: Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-shirki wash-shakki wash-shiqaqi wa su’il-akhlaqi wa su’il-munqalabi wal-manzari fil-ahli wal-mali wal-walad.
At the Yemeni Corner: Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minal-kufri wal-faqri wa min ‘adhabil-qabri wa min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamati wa a’udhu bika minal-khizyi fid-dunya wal-akhirah.
Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone: Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ‘adhaban-nar.
At the Syrian Corner: Allahumma-j’alhu hajjan mabruran wa sa’yan mashkuran wa dhanban maghfuran wa ‘amalan maqbulan wa tijaratan lan tabur, bi-rahmatika ya ‘Azizu ya Ghafur.

Meaning

After kissing the Black Stone: O Allah! Believing in You, affirming Your Book, keeping my promise to You and following the Sunnah of Your Prophet Muhammad.
While circling the Kaaba: O Allah! This House is Your House, this sanctuary is Your sanctuary, and this safety is Your safety. This is the station of the one who seeks refuge in You from the Fire. Make our flesh and our skin forbidden to the Fire of Hell.
At the Iraqi Corner: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from associating partners with You, from doubt, from discord, from bad character, from a bad end, and from seeing evil in my family, my wealth and my children.
At the Yemeni Corner: O Allah! I seek refuge in You from disbelief, from poverty, from the punishment of the grave, and from the trials of life and death. And I seek refuge in You from disgrace in this world and the Hereafter.
Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone: Our Lord! Give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
At the Syrian Corner: O Allah! Make this an accepted Hajj, a rewarded effort, a forgiven sin, an accepted deed and a trade that never perishes. By Your mercy, O Almighty, O Most Forgiving.

What Is Asked in This Dua

The tawaf duas are a set of duas recited at each point while circling the Kaaba. While kissing the Black Stone, the servant says that he begins tawaf with the intention of faith, affirming Allah’s Book, keeping his promise to Him and following the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ. During tawaf he remembers that the Kaaba is Allah’s House and the sanctuary is His sanctuary, and asks that his flesh and skin be made forbidden to the Fire of Hell.

At the corners, duas of seeking refuge come to the fore: at the Iraqi Corner one seeks refuge in Allah from associating partners with Him, from doubt, from discord, from bad character, from a bad end and from seeing evil in one’s family, wealth and children; at the Yemeni Corner from disbelief, from poverty, from the punishment of the grave, from the trials of life and death and from disgrace in both worlds. Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone one asks for good in this world and the Hereafter and protection from the Fire. At the Syrian Corner one asks, by the mercy of Allah, the Almighty and Most Forgiving, that the Hajj be accepted, the sa’i rewarded, the sin forgiven, the deed accepted and the trade never perishing.

When and How to Recite

These duas are recited while circling the Kaaba in tawaf. Tawaf begins at the Black Stone and proceeds from left to right, and on reaching each of the four corners of the Kaaba (the Iraqi Corner, the Yemeni Corner, the Syrian Corner and the Black Stone corner) the dua specific to that corner is recited. Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone, the dua “Rabbana atina” recited by the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is said. The source book states that the same dua should be recited again each time one reaches a given corner.

The source book recommends making dua throughout the tawaf, saying that a tawaf without dua is as lacking in blessing as cheese without fat. Tawaf is performed with wudu; it is good to recite the duas while reflecting on their meaning, and those who find the Arabic difficult may also make the duas with their meaning in their own language.

Virtue

The source book states that a tawaf without dua is as lacking in blessing as cheese without fat, and recommends making dua throughout the tawaf. It is stated that the same dua should be recited again each time one reaches a given corner during tawaf.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where are the tawaf duas recited?

While circling the Kaaba, starting from the Black Stone, the dua belonging to each corner and to the stretch between two corners is recited. In every circuit (shawt), the same dua is repeated when one reaches the same corner again.

Can the tawaf duas be recited in English?

Yes. Those who find the Arabic difficult can make dua at each corner with its meaning in their own language; the source book stresses that what matters is making dua throughout the tawaf.

Which dua is recited between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone?

The dua “Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan…”, verse 201 of Surah al-Baqarah, which the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recited, is said there.

Source

al-Baqarah 2:201. Hadiqat al-Haramayn, pp. 14-15. Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 307.

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