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…

عَنْ ‌أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ أَوْ عَنْ ‌أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ».

Abu Humayd or Abu Usayd reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahumma iftah li abwāba rahmatik' (O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy). And when he leaves, let him say: 'Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik' (O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty)."

Explanation of the hadith: When any of you enters the mosque, let him say: 'Allahu…

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 : Dhikr on Entering and Leaving the Mosque · The rulings of mosques