If only it was so that the man from you...

If only it was so that the man from you, whenever he intended the journey, would stand at the door of his house, facing towards the direction in which he is heading, so he recites (Surah) Al-Hamd (Chapter 1) in front of him and on his right and on his left, and the Muawzatayn (Chapter 113 & 114) in front of him and on his right and on his left, and [112:1] Say He Allah is One (Chapter 112) in front of him, and on his right and on his left, and Ayat Al-Kursy (2:255-257) in front of him and on his right and on his left.

ثُمَّ قَالَ. Then he should say, اللَّهُمَّ احْفَظْنِي وَ احْفَظْ مَا مَعِي وَ سَلِّمْنِي وَ سَلِّمْ مَا مَعِي وَ بَلِّغْنِي وَ بَلِّغْ مَا مَعِي بِبَلَاغِكَ الْحَسَنِ الْجَمِيلِ لَحَفِظَهُ اللَّهُ وَ حَفِظَ مَا مَعَهُ وَ سَلَّمَهُ وَ سَلَّمَ مَا مَعَهُ وَ بَلَّغَهُ وَ بَلَّغَ مَا مَعَهُ أَ مَا رَأَيْتَ الرَّجُلَ يُحْفَظُ وَ لَا يُحْفَظُ مَا مَعَهُ وَ يَبْلُغُ وَ لَا يَبْلُغُ مَا مَعَهُ وَ يَسْلَمُ وَ لَا يَسْلَمُ مَا مَعَهُ ‘O Allah -azwj !

Protect me and Protect what is with me, and Keep me safe and Keep safe what is with me, and Deliver me and Deliver what is with me (to my destination) with an excellent beautiful Delivery’, Allah -azwj would Protect him and Protect what is with him, and Keep him safe and Keep safe what is with him, and Deliver him and Deliver what is with him (to the destination).

But, have you not seen that a man who is protected but whatever is with him is not protected, and he reaches (the destination) and what is with him does not reach, and he is safe, and what is with him is not safe?’.

[19] Recite when going out or returning home: مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْجَهْمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ إِذَا خَرَجْتَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِكَ فِي سَفَرٍ أَوْ حَضَرٍ فَقُلْ Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Al Hassan Bin Jahma, from; Abu Al-Hassan -asws said: ‘Whenever you go out from your house regarding a journey or (coming back) home, so say, بِسْمِ اللَّهِ آمَنْتُ بِاللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ فَتَلَقَّاهُ الشَّيَاطِينُ فَتَنْصَرِفُ وَ تَضْرِبُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ وُجُوهَهَا وَ تَقُولُ مَا سَبِيلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَدْ سَمَّى اللَّهَ وَ آمَنَ بِهِ وَ تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ .

‘In the Name of Allah -azwj . I believe in Allah -azwj . I rely upon Allah -azwj . Whatever Allah -azwj so Desires.

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