Fatwa no. 18935 All Praise is due to Allah Alone and peace and blessing be upon the last Prophet. To commence:The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' has perused the letter submitted to his Honor, the Grand Mufty by Jamal Jamil Mansury, the Director of the Department for Air Service Procedures at Saudi Arabian Airlines. The letter was referred to the Committee from the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars no. 3065 on 10/6/1417 A.H. The question was as follows:Your Honor, the supplication for travel which is broadcast during Saudi Airline flights is as follows:Ladies and gentlemen, now you will listen to the supplication for travel:Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. Glory be to Him Who has made subservient this to us, for we had not the strength, and to our Lord do we return. O Allah, we ask You in this journey of ours, uprightness, piety and such deeds as are pleasing to You. O Allah, make easy for us this journey of ours and make its length short for us. O Allah, You are the Companion in the journey, and the One Who looks after the family and property in our absence. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from hardships of the journey, unpleasant sights, and finding evil changes in property and family on return.I seek your permission to make the announcement as (Part No. 24; Page No. 260) follows:Ladies and gentlemen, now we will listen to the supplication for travel which is one of the supplications of the Prophet (peace be upon him) when he used to travel: Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar "Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it (by our efforts). And verily, to Our Lord we indeed are to return!" O Allah, we ask You in this journey of ours, uprightness, piety and such deeds as are pleasing to You. O Allah, make easy for us this journey of ours and make its length short for us. O Allah, You are the Companion in the journey, and the One Who looks after the family and property in our absence. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from hardships of the journey, unpleasant sights, and finding of evil changes in property and family on return. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) returned from a journey, he would add these words to the supplication: Returning, repentant, serving and praising our Lord. O Allah, by You we go forth. ...in the Name of Allâh will be its (moving) course and its (resting) anchorage. Surely, my Lord is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Tafsir At-Tabarî) They made not a just estimate of Allâh such as is due to Him. And on the Day of Resurrection the whole of the earth will be grasped by His Hand and the heavens will be rolled up in His Right Hand.Glorified be He, and High be He above all that they associate as partners with Him! May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.Of course the phrase of "May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions" is not included in the Hadith, but the supplication without this phrase seems lacking. It should be part of the announcer's speech (Part No. 24; Page No. 261) as a conclusion to the announcement.Your Honor, do you prefer the current form or the one suggested? If Your Honor has a third suitable form, would you send it to us in order to broadcast it on the plane? May Allah bless and reward you!