6. Make arrangements for all your dependants (wife, children, etc.), to be cared for until your return.

7. Before departing, perform two rakaats of salaah. It is better to perform two rakaats at home as well as in the musjid closest to your home. ^[1]

8. Give some sadaqah before and after departing as sadaqah averts calamities.

9. At the time of departure, recite the sunnah dua for a person departing on a journey. Also recite the sunnah dua when leaving the home and the sunnah dua for travelling.

10. Before departing, meet all friends and relatives. Bid them farewell and ask them to make dua for you.

^[1] إذا أراد الخروج يصلي ركعتي السفر في بيته ... ويودع المسجد بركعتين أيضا (غنية الناسك صـ 38)