At which two consecutive doors of a house is the supplication for entering recited?
The apparent meaning of the hadiths is that the supplication for entering the home is recited when entering the home you reside in, and similarly for the supplication of exiting. Among the hadiths are: - The hadith of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, that when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, exited his house, he would say: "In the name of Allah, O Lord, I seek refuge in You from going astray..." And in another narration from her: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, or slipping or being made to slip, or oppressing or being oppressed, or acting ignorantly or having ignorance acted upon me." - The hadith of Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari: "When a man enters his home, he should say: 'O Allah, I ask You for the best entry and the best exit...'" - And the hadith: "When a man enters his home and mentions Allah Almighty upon entering and upon eating, Satan says: 'You have no place to stay nor supper.' And if he enters and does not mention Allah Almighty upon entering, Satan says: 'You have found a place to stay.' And if he does not mention Allah Almighty upon eating, he says: 'You have found a place to stay and supper.'"
So the supplication is recited at the door of the house or home, not at the outer door.
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