When Entering An Empty or Vacant House, Say…

:‫ فليقل‬،‫ "إذا دخل البيت غير المسكون‬:‫عن عبد الله بن عمر قال‬
"‫ وعلى عباد الله الصالحين‬،‫السلم علينا‬
Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When someone enters
a vacant home, he should say, “Peace be upon us and on the righteous salves of
Allah.”
Collected by Bukhari in Adabul Mufrad 1055] Graded as being Hasan by Ibn Hajr and Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on
them both)

Al-Albani (may Allah rest him in Jannah) said, “This narration establishes an
Islamic regulation for entering a vacant house. This practice coincides with the
order of spreading salaams found in some authentic hadeeth. Furthermore this
hadeeth agrees with the verse, “When you enter your houses greet one another
with: As-Salamu Alaikum…[ An-Nur 61]

Therefore based on this verse and narration from Ibn Umar (may Allah be
pleased with him) Ibn Hajr held it was recommended to say, “Peace be upon us
and on the righteous salves of Allah, when entering an empty house as well.

The Hadeeth for saying,” (In the name of Allah)”, when entering the home is
authentic on the authority of Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him). It collected in
Muslim. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,”

‫ل‬ ِ ‫عن ْد َ ط ََعا‬

َ ‫مهِ َقا‬ ِ َ‫خول ِهِ و‬
ُ ُ ‫عن ْد َ د‬ِ ‫ه‬َ ّ ‫ه فَذ َك ََر الل‬ ُ ‫ج‬
ُ َ ‫ل ب َي ْت‬ ُ ‫ل الّر‬َ ‫خ‬ َ ِ‫إ‬
َ َ ‫ذا د‬
َ َ ‫م وَل َ ع‬
‫شاَء‬ ْ ُ ‫ت ل َك‬ َ ‫مِبي‬ َ َ‫ن ل‬ ُ ‫طا‬َ ْ ‫شي‬ّ ‫ال‬
“If a man enters his home and says” in the name of Allah” and before he eats,
Shaytan says to his Jinn ,” You can’t stay there tonight and you can’t eat there as
well.” [ Muslim 5381]

Courtesy of a post from Sahab.net

Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle

Doha, Qatar.