NAFL SALAAT BEFORE EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY

1. When a person intends leaving his home in order to undertake a journey, it is mustahab for him to offer two rakaats of nafl salaat before leaving home. When he returns from his journey, it is mustahab for him to go to the musjid first. He should offer two rakaats of nafl salaat in the musjid and then go to his house.

Hadith : Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: "A person does not leave behind at home anything better than the two rakaats which he offers before embarking on a journey." It is related in another Hadith that when Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam used to return from a journey, he used to go to the musjid first and offer two rakaats of nafl salaat.

2. It is also mustahab for a musafir to offer two rakaats of nafl salaat when he intends staying over at any place during the course of his journey. These two rakaats should be offered before he can sit down.