Question Summary:
What is the Dua for Hajj & Umrah greetings?

Question Detail:

I have friend going to Hajj and would like to know what is proper greeting to say before he departs America for the Hajj pilgrimage. Anything from the sunnah or general statements.

Answer :

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
When greeting family and friends before departing from them for any journey, Haj etc. recite the following dua.
استودعكم الله الذى لا تضيع ودائعه[1]
Translation: I entrust you to Allah, who does not lose what He has been entrusted with. (Al-Bahrul-Ameeeq Vol.1 Pg.463 Al-Maktabatul Makkiyya)
 
 
One may recite the following dua when commencing the journey of Hajj.
بسم الله على نفسي و مالى و ديني اللهم  رضنى بما قضيت لى حتى لا احب تعجيل ما اخرت ولا تأخير ما عجلت[2]
Translation: In the name of Allah who is the complete controller of my life and wealth and my religion. Oh Allah make me pleased with what you decreed for me until I do not love to quicken what you delayed and I do not delay what you have hastened. (Masalik-ul-Manasik Vol.1 Pg.181 Dar-ul-Bashair-ul-Ilmiyya)
 
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Immad Ibn Arshad
Student, Darul Iftaa
California, USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net