Prayers to Say when Leaving One’s Home, and the Excellence of Charity

from his ancestors: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ’No deputy is better for a man…

“When abu Ja’far (a.s.), wanted to leave for a journey, he would ask his family to come together in the house. He would then say, ‘O Allah, I leave in the morning in Your trust my soul, my possession, my family, my…

“I once asked abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), this question. ‘Is it detestable to leave for a journey at any particular day like Wednesday or so?’ He (the Imam) said, ’Begin your journey with giving charity and reading verse 255…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You should give charity and leave for your journey any time you like.’”