Prayers to be recited while performing Tawaf

In our previous article titled "How to Perform Umrah?", we discussed how to perform Tawaf and the prayer after Tawaf. Here, we will talk about the supplications that should be recited during each round (known as shawt) of Tawaf. You can read these supplications from a booklet, paper, etc., or you can also recite dhikr, salawat, or Rabbana supplications instead. However, let us not forget that the supplications mentioned below are the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

The supplications to be recited during the rounds (shawt) of Tawaf are as follows:

1. During the first round (shawt) of Tawaf, recite:

"Subhanallah, walhamdulillah, wa la ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil 'Aliyyil 'Azim. Wassalatu wassalamu 'ala Rasulillah (peace be upon him). Allahumma imanan bika, wa tasdiqan bi kitabika, wa wafa'an bi 'ahdika, wattiba'an li sunnati nabiyyika wa habibika Muhammadin (peace be upon him). Allahumma inni as'aluka al-'afwa wal-'afiyata wal-mu'afata ad-da'imata fiddini, waddunya, wal-akhirati, wal-fawza bil-jannati, wan-najata minannari."

Each time one reaches the Rukn al-Yamani, one should raise their hands and greet by saying:
"Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."

Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite:
"Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ‘adhaban-nar, wa adkhilnal jannata ma’al-abrar, ya Aziz, ya Ghaffar, ya Rabbal ‘Alamin."

2. During the second round (shawt), recite:

"Allahumma inna hadhal bayta baytuka, wal-haramu haramuka, wal-amnu amnuka, wal-abdu ‘abduka, wa ana ‘abduka wabnu ‘abdika, wa haza maqamul-‘a’izi bika minannari faharrim luhumana wa busharatana ‘ala an-nari. Allahumma habbib ilaynal imana wa zayyinhu fi qulubina, wa karrih ilaynal kufra, wal-fusuqa, wal-‘isyan, waj’alna minar-rashidin. Allahumma qini ‘adhabaka yawma tab’athu ‘ibadaka. Allahumma rzuqni al-jannata bighayri hisab."

At Rukn al-Yamani:
"Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."
Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite:
"Rabbana atina" supplication.

3. During the third round (shawt), recite:

"Allahumma inni a’udhu bika minash-shakki wash-shirki wan-nifaqi wa su'il akhlaqi wa su'il manzari wal-waladi. Allahumma inni as’aluka ridhaka wal-jannata, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-qabri, wa a’udhu bika min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat."

At Rukn al-Yamani:
"Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."
Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite:
"Rabbana atina" supplication.

4. During the fourth round (shawt), recite:

"Allahummaj‘alhu hajjan mabruran, wa sa‘yan mashkuran, wa dhanban maghfuran, wa ‘amalan salihan maqbulan, wa tijaratan lantabura. Ya ‘Alima ma fissuduri, akhrijni ya Allahu minazh-zulumati ilan-nuri. Allahumma inni as’aluka mujibati rahmatika, wa ‘aza’ima maghfiratika, was-salamata min kulli ithmin, wal-ghanimata min kulli birrin, wal-fawza bil-jannati, wan-najata minannari. Rabbi qanni‘ni bima razaqtani, wa barik li fi ma a‘taytani, wakhluf ‘alayya kulla gha'ibatin li minka bi khayrin."

At Rukn al-Yamani:
"Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."
Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite:
"Rabbana atina" supplication.

5. During the fifth round (shawt), recite:

"Allahumma azillani tahta zilli ‘arshika yawma la zilla illa zilluka, wa la baqi illa wajhuka. Wa asqini min hawdi nabiyyika Sayyidina Muhammadin (peace be upon him), sharbatan hani’atan mari’atan la azma’ ba‘daha abadan. Allahumma inni as’aluka min khayri ma sa’alaka minhu nabiyyuka Sayyidina Muhammad (peace be upon him), wa a’udhu bika min sharri masta’adhaka minhu nabiyyuka Sayyidina Muhammad (peace be upon him). Allahumma inni as’aluka al-jannata wa na‘imiha wa ma yuqarribuni ilayha min qawlin wa fi‘lin wa ‘amalin. Wa a’udhu bika minan-nari wa ma yuqarribuni ilayha min qawlin aw fi‘lin aw ‘amalin."

At Rukn al-Yamani:
"Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."
Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite:
"Rabbana atina" supplication.

6. During the sixth round (shawt), recite:

"Allahumma inna laka ‘alayya huquqan kathiratan fima bayni wa baynaka, wa huquqan kathiratan fima bayni wa bayna khalqika. Allahumma ma kana laka minha faghfirhu li, wa ma kana li khalqika fatahammalhu ‘anni, waghnini bihalalika ‘an haramika, wa bi-ta‘atika ‘an ma‘siyatika, wa bi-fadhlika ‘amman siwaka. Ya Wasi‘al-maghfirati. Allahumma inna baytaka ‘azimun, wa wajhaka karimun, wa anta ya Allahu Halimun Karimun ‘Azimun, tuhibbul-‘afwa, fa‘fu ‘anni."

At Rukn al-Yamani:
"Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."
Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite:
"Rabbana atina" supplication.

7. During the seventh and final round (shawt), recite:

"Allahumma inni as’aluka imanan kamilan, wa yaqinan sadiqan, wa rizqan wasi‘an, wa qalban khashi‘an, wa lisanan dhakiran, wa halalan tayyiban, wa tawbatan nasuhan, wa tawbatan qabla al-mawt, wa rahatan ‘inda al-mawt, wa maghfiratan ba‘da al-mawt, wal-‘afwa ‘inda al-hisab, wal-fawza bil-jannati, wan-najata minannari, bi rahmatika ya ‘Aziz, ya Ghaffar. Rabbi zidni ‘ilman, wa alhiqni bis-salihin."

Between Rukn al-Yamani and Hajar al-Aswad, recite: "Rabbana atina" supplication.
Upon completing the seventh round in front of Hajar al-Aswad, greet by saying: "Allahu Akbar wa lillahil hamd."

This completes the Tawaf. Reciting the mentioned supplications during each shawt is Sunnah.