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Hadith 3887

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ , حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ , عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ , أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ , عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ , أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , يَقُولُ : " إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ بَيْتَهُ , فَذَكَرَ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ وَعِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ , قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ : لَا مَبِيتَ لَكُمْ وَلَا عَشَاءَ , وَإِذَا دَخَلَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ دُخُولِهِ , قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ : أَدْرَكْتُمُ الْمَبِيتَ , فَإِذَا لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ طَعَامِهِ , قَالَ : أَدْرَكْتُمُ الْمَبِيتَ وَالْعَشَاءَ " .
´It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say:` “When a man enters his house, and remembers Allah when he enters and when he eats, Satan says: ‘You have no place to stay and no supper.’ If he enters his house and does not remember Allah upon entering, Satan says: ‘You have found a place to stay.’ And if he does not remember Allah when he eats, (Satan) says: ‘You have found a place to stay and supper.’”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب الدعاء / 3887
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

➊ When entering the house and at the time of eating, what is meant by mentioning the name of Allah is to recite "Bismillah."

➋ When the devil enters the house, it results in lack of blessings and discord in the home. Similarly, if the devil partakes in the food at the time of eating, it also causes a lack of blessings in the food. Therefore, on both these occasions, one must mention the name of Allah.

➌ The remembrance of Allah protects one from the evil of the devil.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3887
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Benefit: Satan and his followers are not visible.
The statement of Allah, the Exalted, is:
( إِنَّهُ يَرَاكُمْ هُوَ وَقَبِيلُهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا تَرَوْنَهُمْ ) (Al-A'raf: 27) "Indeed, he (Satan) and his tribe see you from where you do not see them."
And their attacks are extremely hidden, severe,
and continuous.
The sure way to protect oneself from them is to mention the name of Allah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3765