Paying attention to adhkaar and Sunnah du’aa’s that have to do with the home

Adkhaar for entering the home:

Muslim reported in his Saheeh that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“When any one of you enters his home and mentions the Name of Allaah when he enters and when he eats, the Shaytaan says: ‘You have no place to stay and nothing to eat here.’ If he enters and does not mention the name of Allaah when he enters, [the Shaytaan] says, ‘You have a place to stay.’ If he does not mention the name of Allaah when he eats, [the Shaytaan says], ‘You have a place to stay and something to eat.’”

(Reported by Imaam Ahmad, al-Musnad, 3/346; Muslim, 3/1599)


Abu Dawood reported in his Sunan that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:

“If a man goes out of his house and says, ‘Bismillaah, tawakkaltu ‘ala Allaah, laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa Billaah (In the name of Allaah, I put my trust in Allaah, there is no help and no strength except in Allaah),’ it will be said to him, ‘This will take care of you, you are guided, you have what you need and you are protected.’ The Shaytaan will stay away from him, and another shaytaan will say to him, ‘What can you do with a man who is guided, provided for and protected?’”

(Reported by Abu Dawood and al-Tirmidhi. Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 499)



Siwaak

Imaam Muslim reported in his Saheeh that ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) said:

“When the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) entered his house, the first thing he would do was use siwaak.”

(Reported by Muslim, Kitaab al-Tahaarah, chapter 15, no. 44)



SOURCE:
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