The Sunnah ties the ordinary routines of the day — stepping out of the door, coming home, putting on clothes — to the remembrance of Allah and reliance on Him.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Transliteration: Bismillah, tawakkaltu 'alallah, la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah.
Translation: In the name of Allah. I place my trust in Allah. There is no might and no power except with Allah.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5095; Jami at-Tirmidhi 3426
When to recite: When stepping out of your house.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ، أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ، أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ، أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ
Transliteration: Allahumma inni a'udhu bika an adilla aw udall, aw azilla aw uzall, aw azlima aw uzlam, aw ajhala aw yujhala 'alayy.
Translation: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being made to slip, from wronging others or being wronged, and from behaving foolishly or being treated foolishly.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 5094
When to recite: When leaving the house.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Transliteration: Bismillah.
Translation: In the name of Allah.
Source: Sahih Muslim 2018
When to recite: When entering your home, followed by greeting those inside with salam.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي هَذَا الثَّوْبَ، وَرَزَقَنِيهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلَا قُوَّةٍ
Transliteration: Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi kasani hadhath-thawba, wa razaqanihi min ghayri hawlin minni wa la quwwah.
Translation: All praise is for Allah who clothed me with this garment and provided it for me without any might or power on my part.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4023
When to recite: When putting on a new garment.
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ كَسَوْتَنِيهِ، أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ وَخَيْرِ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ وَشَرِّ مَا صُنِعَ لَهُ
Transliteration: Allahumma lakal-hamdu anta kasawtanih, as'aluka min khayrihi wa khayri ma suni'a lah, wa a'udhu bika min sharrihi wa sharri ma suni'a lah.
Translation: O Allah, to You belongs all praise; You have clothed me with it. I ask You for its good and the good of what it was made for, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what it was made for.
Source: Sunan Abi Dawud 4020; Jami at-Tirmidhi 1767
When to recite: When wearing a new garment for the first time.
Hadith references follow the standard numbering on sunnah.com. Quranic Arabic is the Uthmani text with the Pickthall (1930, public domain) translation; other translations are our own.