Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Entering And Leaving The Home

· 20 Ramadan 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it a Sunnah to enter one’s home with the right foot and exit with the left foot?

Answer

It is an Adab (etiquette) to enter one’s home with the right foot and exit with the left foot.

Hadrat Aisha Radiallahu Anha narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam loved to start doing things from the right side whenever possible; in performing ablution, putting on his shoes, and combing his hair. (Al-Ash’ath said: Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam used to do so in all his affairs.)

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحِبُّ التَّيَمُّنَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِي طُهُورِهِ وَتَنَعُّلِهِ وَتَرَجُّلِهِ‏.‏ وَكَانَ قَالَ بِوَاسِطٍ قَبْلَ هَذَا فِي شَأْنِهِ كُلِّهِ‏.‏(صحيح البخاري #5380)

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Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani
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Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb
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