Al-Kāfi - The Book of Haj

Chapter: Prayers to Say when Leaving One’s Home, and the Excellence of Charity 1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) عَنْ آبَائِهِ (عَلَيْهِ٠) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) ٠َا اسْتَخْلَفَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ بِخِلافَةٍ أَفْضَلَ ٠ِنْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَرْكَعُهُ٠َا إِذَا أَرَادَ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى سَفَرٍ يَقُولُ الله٠َّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ نَفْسِي وَأَهْلِي وَ٠َالِي وَذُرِّيَّتِي وَدُنْيَايَ وَآخِرَتِي وَأَ٠َلِي إِلاَّ أَعْطَاهُ الله ٠1.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy, from al-Sakuniy who has said the following from his ancestors: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ’No deputy is better for a man to leave behind for his family than two Rak’at salat (prayer).

At the time of coming out, one should say, “O Lord, I leave in Your trust my family, property, children, my worldly affairs, my next life, my trust and end-result of my deeds”, Allah grants his appeals.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (7/174))