Read this dua when you ENTER your HOUSE.
In the Name of Allah we enter, in the Name of Allah we leave, and upon our Lord we depend [then say As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum to those present].
بِسْمِ اللهِ وَلَجْنَا، وَ بِسْمِ اللهِ خَرَجْنَا، وَعَلَى رَبِّنَا تَوَكَّلْنَا
Bismillaahi walajnaa, wa bismillaahi kharajnaa, wa ‘alaa Rabbanaa tawakkalnaa
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Word-by-word Meanings:
| Transliteration | Arabic | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Bismillaahi | بِسْمِ اللهِ | In the Name of Allah |
| walajnaa, | وَلَجْنَا، | we enter, |
| wa bismillaahi | وَ بِسْمِ اللهِ | and in the Name of Allah |
| kharajnaa, | خَرَجْنَا، | we leave, |
| wa ‘alaa | وَعَلَى | and upon |
| Rabbanaa | رَبِّنَا | our Lord |
| tawakkalnaa | تَوَكَّلْنَا | we depend |
Abu Dawud 4/325. Muslim {Hadith no. 2018) says that one should mention the Name of Allah when entering the home and when beginning to eat; and that the devil, hearing this, says: “There is no shelter for us here tonight and no food”.