Section: Upon entering the home

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَسْاَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَوْلِجِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَخْرَجِ بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَلَجْنَا وَبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ خَرَجْنَا وَعَلَى اللّٰهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

Allaahumma inni as'aluka khairal-mawliji wa khairal-makhraji. Bismillahi wa lajna, wa bismillahi kharajna, wa 'al-Allahi rabbina tawakkalna

Rasoolullah (ﷺ) commanded us to mention Allah upon entering home and informed that, who does that devil can’t enter into the house with him. Fundamental dua upon entering home is giving salaam. Abu Malik Ash’ari (RA) narrated that, Rasoolullah (ﷺ) said that, when anyone from you enter into the house, he should recite these words and then give salaam to his family. The narrators of this narration are all trustworthy but there is a probability that the hadith is ‘Mursaal’.

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللّٰهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ

As-salaamu 'alaykum wara'hmatullaahi wa barakaatuh

To give salaam upon all is sunnah. Giving salaam upon spouse and family members is additional sunnah. It is recommended and have special rewards and those who have this character, this below mentioned hadith give glad tidings. Abu umama (RA) said that, Rasoolullah (ﷺ) said, “Allah will give guarantee and protection for three kinds of people. If he live then all of his matter will be protected by Allah and if he die then he will enter into jannah. (First one is) He who give salaam before enter into the house, he will enter in the protection of Allah….”

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَبِسْمِ اللَّهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَى اللَّهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَى اللّٰهِ رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا

Bismil-laahi walajna, wabismil-laahi kharajna, wa'alallaahi rabbina tawakkalna

Then give salaam to the people of the house. [1] When a person enters his house and mentions the name of Allah at the time of entering it and while eating the food, Satan says (addressing himself: You have no place to spend the night and no evening meal;[2]