Entering and leaving the house
...Imaam An-Nawawee said it is preferable:
...To say the Tasmiyah (bismillaah), increase in the remembrance of Allah and to greet the people.
1. Remember Allah when entering:
....When a man enters his house and mentions the Name of Allah while entering and while eating Shaytaan says (to the other Shayaateen), 'There is no abode for you and no food'.
2. Supplicate when entering.
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....By this, the person is consciously seeking to put his reliance on Allah when entering and leaving the house. This is also a means to create a permanent bond with Allah.
3. Use a Siwaak:
....When the Prophet (S.A.W.S.) entered his home, he began by using a Siwaak.
4. Say the Tasleem (as-salaamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaah):
...."...When you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good..." (An-Noor, 24:61)
....'Greeting from Allah' means to say Tasleem.
5. Leave house with the supplication.
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....It will then be said to the one who says this (the supplication for leaving house):
....You have been sufficed and have been protected and Shaytaan has retreated.
....The Muslim enters and leaves his house many times during the day and nights: for prayer in the Masjid, work, household duties etc. If he practices these Sunnah when he comes and goes, he will obtain for himself great benefit and reward.
....Some benefits of practicing these Sunnah are:
* The servant will be sufficed in his important affairs, whether worldly or religious matters.
* The servant will be protected from every evil and adversity, whether from Jinn or mankind.
* The servant will receive guidance - Allah will guide you in all of your religious and worldly affairs.