A Forgotten Sunnah: Praying Two Raka’at When Entering and Exiting Ones Home

[Shehzad Sattar]

A Forgotten Sunnah: Praying Two Raka’at When Entering and Exiting Ones Home

Praying Two Raka’at when Entering and Exiting the Home Taken from Bughyatul Mutatawwi’ fi Salaatil Tatawwi’ of shaykh Muhammad Bazmool

Chapter Four: The Prayer for Entering and Exiting from the Home

It’s legislated for the Muslim that he prays two raka’at when entering his home and when exiting from his home.

Abu Huriarah reported that the prophet (may the peace and blessing of Allaah be upon him said:

“When you enter your home, therefore pray two raka’at to prevent you from entering in evil and when you exit your home; pray two raka’at to prevent you from exiting in evil.”

Recorded by al-Bazaar.(1)

(1) hadeeth Hasan: recorded by al-Bazaar (Kashf al-Astaar) (vol. 2 page 385) ibn Hajr also graded the hadeeth Hasan as mentioned al-Manaawee in (Fadh al-Qadeer) (vol. 1page 334) and shaykh al-Albaanee graded it’s isnaad دوج (jawwad i.e.good) in as-Silsilah As-Saheehah hadeeth number (1,323)

Translated by: سفيد ليلخ يداهلادبع وبأ Abu Abdul-Haadee Khaleel Davis