for the Masjid, grace for Ṣalāĥ, respecting Żikr and Na’at-gatherings, etc.)
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Most of the time when applying fragrance, satan makes us have a wrong intention. Therefore, special attention should be given to make good intentions when applying fragrance. Ḥujjat-ul-Islam Sayyidunā Abū Ḥāmid Imām Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Muhammad Ghazālī عَـلَـیۡـهِ رَحْـمَـةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـوَالِی has stated: Applying fragrance with the intention of receiving people’s praise or applying expensive fragrance so that people realise that you are rich is a sin and on the Day of Judgement this fragrance will stink worst than a corpse.
(Iḥyā-ul-‘Ulūm, vol. 5, pp. 98)
· Leaving my home (to any destination) I will make Salām to my family.
· I will recite the Masnūn Du’ā[1] with Ṣalāt-‘Alan-Nabī before and after.
[1] Du’ā when leaving the home: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَی اللّٰهِ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُـوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ Translation: ‘Commencing with the name of Allah, I trusted Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ), the strength to avoid evil and do good is only from Allah (عَزَّوَجَلَّ)’. The blessing of this Du’ā is that you will be on the right path, be safe from calamities and be helped by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. (Sunan Abū Dāwūd, vol. 4, pp. 420, Ḥadīš 5095, summarized)