The dwelling (maskan, sukna)

The maskan is the Muslim's home and dwelling; God made houses a repose for people, and His Book mentions houses, chambers and dwellings. In marriage, «that you might find repose in them» names both the dwelling and the repose itself. The best-known Muslim dwellings are the chambers of the Prophet's wives adjoining the Prophet's mosque, and the Companions' homes around it in Madina. ^{1 2}

The home has an etiquette in Islam: none enters without permission and a greeting; the sharia guards its privacy and veil and the sanctity of its rooms; a neighbour holds written rights over a neighbour in the dwelling. Fiqh treats the rulings of lodging, rent and what counts as a lawful dwelling. ³