حَدَّثَنِي مَالِك أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، كَانَ إِذَا وَضَعَ رِجْلَهُ فِي الْغَرْزِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ السَّفَرَ، يَقُولُ : " بِاسْمِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ ازْوِ لَنَا الْأَرْضَ وَهَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا السَّفَرَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَمِنْ كَآبَةِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ، وَمِنْ سُوءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ "
It reached Imam Malik that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, placed his foot in the stirrup intending to travel, he would say: "In the name of Allah, I set out on this journey. O Lord! You are the companion in travel and the successor over my family. O Lord! Bring us close to the land where we are going, and make the journey easy for us. O Lord! I seek refuge with You from the hardship of travel, from a bad return, and from a bad situation regarding family and wealth."