When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahumma iftah li abwāba rahmatik' (O Al…
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Hadith text: When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahu…
Explanation of the hadith: When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahu…
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) directed his Ummah to the supplication to be said upon entering the mosque: "O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy." He asks Allah Almighty to provide him with the means to attain His mercy. And when he wants to leave, he should say: "O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty." He asks Allah for His bounty and more of His benevolence in providing lawful sustenance.
Lessons: When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahu…
- It is recommended to say this supplication upon entering the mosque and upon leaving it.
- Mercy is mentioned in relation to entering, while bounty is in relation to leaving because when a person enters the mosque, he engages in deeds that bring him closer to Allah and His Paradise. So it is befitting to mention mercy, and when he leaves, he goes about in the land in pursuit of Allah's bounty of sustenance, and so the mention of bounty befits that.
- These dhikrs are to be said upon entering the mosque and upon leaving it.
Categories :
Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship
· Prayer
· Jurisprudence of Supplications and Remembrance of Allah
· Dhikr on Entering and Leaving the Mosque
· Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles
· Virtues and Manners
· The rulings of mosques
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
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سبحان الله وبحمده
Glory and praise be to Allah