When you enter your home

by Asma bint Shameem

🍃 Allaah says:

“But when you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allaah (i.e. say: As-Salaamu ‘Alaykum — peace be on you), blessed and good” (Surah an-Noor:61)

From this aayah, we know when we enter our homes, it's good if we say Assalaamu Alaikum. 

🍃 Anas ibn Malik radhi Allaahu anhu said:

“The Messenger of Allaah ﷺ said to me,

“O my son, when you enter upon your family and say Salaam, it will be a blessing for you and the members of your household.”

(at-Tirmidhi 2698; saheeh by al-Albaani in Takhreej Al-Mishkah 4652)

🔹But do we say that even when there's nobody home?

🍃Imaam an-Nawawi said:

“It is recommended to say Bismillaah and to remember Allaah a great deal, and to say Salaam, whether there is any human being in the house or not, because Allaah says:

“But when you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah (i.e. say: As-Salamu ‘Alaykum — peace be on you), blessed and good.} (An-Nur 24:61)”

(Al-Adhkaar p. 49)

🍃 Abdullaah bin Umar radhi Allaahu anhumaa said:

“If one enters a house while it is empty, then let him say: 

‎السَّلامُ عَلَينا وَعَلىٰ عِبادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِين

[as-Salaamu ‘alaynaa wa ‘alaa ‘ibaadillaah as-saalihin]

‘Peace be upon us, and upon Allaah’s righteous slaves.'” 

[‘Saheeh al-Adab al-Mufrad’ 806]

🔺Ibn Hajar said:

“The command to spread greetings of peace includes greetings one’s own self when one enters a place in which there is nobody else present, for Allaah said:

“But when you enter the houses, greet one another (literally, greet yourselves)..” [an-Nur; 61].”

[‘Fath al-Bari’; 11/22]

🔺Al-Qurtubi said

"If there is a Muslim person in the house he should say 

‎اَلسَّلامُ عَلَيكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكاتًُه 

“As-salaamu Alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu 

(peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allaah, and His blessings).” 

If there is no one there, he should say, 

‎السَّلامُ عَلَينا وَعَلىٰ عِبادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِين

“Al-salaamu 'Alaynaa wa 'alaa ‘ibaad-Illaahis-saaliheen 

(peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allaah).”

🔺Mujaahid said: 

"When you enter the masjid, say, 

‎اَلسَّلامُ عَلىٰ رَسُولِ الله 

“Al-salaam ‘ala Rasool-Illaah 

(Peace be upon the Messenger of Allaah),” 

and when you enter upon your family, greet them with salaam, 

and when you enter a house in which there is no one, say 

‎السَّلامُ عَلَينا وَعَلىٰ عِبادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِين

“As-salaamu ‘Alaynaa wa ‘alaa ‘ibaad-Illaahis-saaliheen 

(peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allaah).” 

(Tafseer Ibn Katheer, 3/306)

❣️Let's keep up this practice and earn easy rewards.

And Allaah knows best.

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