The 365 · Sunnah · Day 16 · Morning
Greeting Salām on Entering Your Home
The hadith
إِذَا دَخَلْتَ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ فَسَلِّم، يَكُونُ بَرَكَةً عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ
The Prophet ﷺ said: 'When you enter upon your family, give them salām, it will be a blessing upon you and upon the people of your house.' Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2698, classed hasan; narrated by Anas ibn Malik ra. Cross-reference Q 24:61: 'When you enter any house, give greetings of peace, a greeting of blessing and goodness from Allah.'
Svenska: Profeten ﷺ sade: 'När du går in till din familj, hälsa dem med salam, det blir en välsignelse över dig och över ditt hus.'
Sunan at-Tirmidhi 2698 (hasan, Anas ibn Malik); Q 24:27 and Q 24:61 (Quranic backdrop)
The story
Anas ibn Malik served the Prophet ﷺ for ten years. He narrated the household practices in detail. The salām on entering, the du'a' for the family, the slow movements, all were preserved through his observation.
Why it's here
The household barakah is named directly in the hadith: salām on entry brings blessing both on the giver and on the household. Most modern entries are wordless or replaced by phone-checking. The Sunnah inverts that.
Try it today
1. Say 'as-salāmu 'alaykum' out loud upon entering the home, even if no one is there (in which case the angels respond).
2. Train children to greet on entering and to expect to be greeted.
3. Use the full salām, not the abbreviated 'salām' or 'hi'; the full form carries the barakah.
In your day
Most modern households default to phone-first. Reverse it. Salām first, then phone. The household's atmosphere shifts within weeks.
A reflection to carry
Salām on entering the home: Q 24:61: 'When you enter houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good.' The home-entry salām is a Quranic obligation, not just etiquette.
Read the longer reflection
The Prophet ﷺ (Muslim 2018): when the believer remembers Allah at home-entry and at eating, Shayṭān cannot stay the night nor share the dinner. The structural protection is operational: a single phrase at the threshold blocks the entire household from Shayṭānic disturbance during the night. Cure: at every entry to your home, say 'as-salāmu ʿalaykum' to family present; if alone, recite 'as-salāmu ʿalaynā wa-ʿalā ʿibādi-llāhi aṣ-ṣāliḥīn' to greet the angels and yourself. Pair with bismi-llāh-at-threshold. The combined practice is the complete entry-protocol.
Sources: Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Tirmidhi. The Qur'an and its translation are verified; the scholarship is retold faithfully in our own words and credited to its sources, never reproduced verbatim.
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