The talbiyah
When From entering ihram until you begin stoning Jamrat al-ʿAqabah on the 10th (the view of most scholars). Men say it aloud, women quietly.
لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لاَ شَرِيكَ لَكَ
TransliterationLabbayk Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, innal-ḥamda wan-niʿmata laka wal-mulk, lā sharīka lak.
MeaningHere I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. All praise and all blessing are Yours, and the dominion. You have no partner.
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 1549 1
The best words of the Day of Arafah
When On the Day of Arafah, many times, between your own du'as.
لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
TransliterationLā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr.
MeaningThere is no god but Allah, alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things.
Source Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3585 2
The best way to ask forgiveness
When Morning and evening, and again and again through the afternoon of Arafah.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي، فَاغْفِرْ لِي، فَإِنَّهُ لاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
TransliterationAllāhumma anta rabbī, lā ilāha illā ant, khalaqtanī wa ana ʿabduk, wa ana ʿalā ʿahdika wa waʿdika mastaṭaʿt, aʿūdhu bika min sharri mā ṣanaʿt, abūʾu laka bi-niʿmatika ʿalayya wa abūʾu laka bi-dhanbī, faghfir lī, fa-innahū lā yaghfirudh-dhunūba illā ant.
MeaningO Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god but You. You created me and I am Your servant. I hold to Your covenant and Your promise as far as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil I have done. I admit Your favour upon me, and I admit my sin. So forgive me, for no one forgives sins but You.
Source Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 3
The repentance of Adam and Hawwa
When Whenever you turn back to Allah after a sin. A du'a from the Qur'an.
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
TransliterationRabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa in lam taghfir lanā wa tarḥamnā la-nakūnanna minal-khāsirīn.
MeaningOur Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.
Source Qur'an, Al-A'raaf 7:23 4
Good in this world and the next
When In tawaf, between the Yemeni corner and the Black Stone. It is also one of the best du'as at any time.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
TransliterationRabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāban-nār.
MeaningOur Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Source Sunan Abi Dawud 1892 5
Approaching Safa
When As you come near Safa to begin sa'y.
إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ
TransliterationInnaṣ-ṣafā wal-marwata min shaʿāʾirillāh.
MeaningIndeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah.
Source Qur'an, Al-Baqara 2:158 6
Our Lord, accept from us
When When you finish each rite, and at the end of your hajj. Ibrahim and Ismail said it while raising the foundations of the Ka'bah.
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
TransliterationRabbanā taqabbal minnā, innaka antas-samīʿul-ʿalīm.
MeaningOur Lord, accept this from us. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Source Qur'an, Al-Baqara 2:127 7