After reciting this Du’a, make Salam to the household, and present Salam to the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْه وَاٰله وَسَلَّم. Then recite Surah Al-Ikhlaas. There will be blessings in your sustenance and the house will be protected from disputes, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

1.         Make Salam to the Mahram and Mahrimaat (e.g. the mother, the father, the brother, the sister, children and the wife etc.)

2.         If anyone enters the home without mentioning the name of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, e.g. without saying بِسۡـمِ اللّٰهِ, Satan also enters with him.

3.         If one enters a house where no one is present (even one’s own home) he should say:

اَلسَّلَامُ  عَلَیْنَا  وَ عَلٰی  عِبَادِ  اللّٰہِ  الصّٰلِحِیْنَ

Translation: Salam be upon us and the righteous bondmen of Allah.

The angels will reply to this Salam. (Rad-dul-Muhtar, vol. 9, pp. 682) One can also say the following:

اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَیْكَ  اَیُّھَا  النَّبِیُّ

Translation: O Nabi صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم Salam be upon you.

The sacred and blessed soul of the Holy Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is present in the homes of Muslims. (Sharh Ash-Shifa lil-Qaari, vol. 2, pp. 118)

4.         Before you enter someone’s home, say ‘اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيۡكُمۡ! May I come in?’

5.         If permission for entry is not given, return happily without getting annoyed. Perhaps they may not have given permission due to some compulsion.

When someone knocks on your door, it is a Sunnah to ask who it is. The person who knocked should mention his name, for example, Muhammad