[Shazia Khawaja]

I have bought a new house.and we will be shifting soon. People say have a quran khuani done in the house some say that the talawat of surrah bakara should be done.but I would like to know what should I do which is approved by sunnah?

[firmbeliever]

Salaams Shazia,

Please refer link for the full answer..
Islam Question and Answer - Are there any du?aa?s specifically for protecting a new house?
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Firstly:

Be grateful for the blessing of Allaah, for gratitude is one of the noblest of attitudes.

Ibn al-Qayyim said in Madaarij al-Saalikeen (2/242):

Faith is of two halves: half is gratitude and half is patience. End quote.

If a person is grateful to his Lord, He will preserve His blessing to him and complete it, and increase it and others.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And (remember) when your Lord proclaimed: If you give thanks (by accepting Faith and worshipping none but Allaah), I will give you more (of My Blessings); but if you are thankless (i.e. disbelievers), verily, My punishment is indeed severe”

[Ibraaheem 14:7]

Secondly:

Make food and invite people to come and eat, for that is a way of showing gratitude to Allaah.

It says in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Fiqhiyyah (8/206):

Holding a feast after acquiring property is mustahabb, like all kinds of feasts that are given on happy occasions or so as to ward off evil. It is called wakeerah. It is not as important as the wedding feast, and some of the Shaafa'is narrated two opinions as to whether it is obligatory, because after mentioning feasts, al-Shaafa'i said: that includes the wakeerah … and I do not grant a concession allowing one to neglect it. End quote.

Thirdly:

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in al-Waabil al-Sayyib (155-156):

Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, said in the story of the two men (interpretation of the meaning):

“It was better for you to say, when you entered your garden: 'That which Allaah wills (will come to pass)! There is no power but with Allaah!' If you see me less than you in wealth, and children”
[al-Kahf 18:39]

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