Dua For Entering Masjid, Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِيْ أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Dua For Entering Masjid, English Transliteration
Allahummaftahli Abwaba Rahmatika.
Dua For Entering Masjid, English Translation
Ya Allah! Open for me the doors of your mercy.
Dua For Leaving Masjid, Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Dua For Leaving Masjid, English Transliteration
Allahummaftahli Abwaba Rahmatika.
Dua For Entering Masjid, English Translation
Ya Allah! Open for me the doors of Thy mercy.
Dua for entering Masjid
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Dua for entering Masjid
English Transliteration: Bismillahi Wa-Ssalamu Ala Rasoolillah, Allahummaghfir Li Dhunoobee Waftah Li Abwaba Rahmatika.
English Transliteration: In the Name of Allah, and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, forgive me my sins and open to me the gates of Your mercy
Dua for entering Masjid
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ
English Transliteration: Auoodhu Billahil Azeem, Wa Biwajhehil Kareem, Wa Sultanihil Qadeem, Minash Shaitanir-Rajeem.
English Translation: I seek refuge in Allah, the Magnificent, and in His noble face, and in his eternal domain, from the accursed Devil.
Dua before entering Masjid - Hadith
ٰAbu Usaid reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
عَنْ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ، – قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ . وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ” .
When any one of you enters the mosque, he should say:” O Allah! open for me the doors of Thy mercy” ; and when he steps out he should say: ‘O Allah! I beg of Thee Thy Grace.” Muslim
Dua before entering Masjid - Hadith
ٰSayyidah Fatimah radiyallahu anha said:
عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ يَقُولُ ” بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ ” . وَإِذَا خَرَجَ قَالَ ” بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ فَضْلِكَ ” .
“Whenever the Messenger of Allah entered the mosque he would say: ‘Bismillah, was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah, Allahummagh-firli dhunubi waftah li abwaba rahmatika. (In the Name of Allah, and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, forgive me my sins and open to me the gates of Your mercy).’ When he left he would say: ‘Bismillah, was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah, Allahummagh-firli dhunubi waftah li abwaba fadlika. (In the Name of Allah, and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, forgive me my sins and open to me the gates of Your bounty).”
Dua before entering Masjid - Hadith
ٰHaiwah bin Shuraih reported:
عَنْ حَيْوَةَ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ، قَالَ لَقِيتُ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ مُسْلِمٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ حَدَّثْتَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ قَالَ “ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيمِ وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيمِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ” . قَالَ أَقَطُّ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ . قَالَ فَإِذَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ الشَّيْطَانُ حُفِظَ مِنِّي سَائِرَ الْيَوْمِ .
I met ‘Uqbah b. Muslim and said to him: it has been reported to me that someone has narrated to you from the prophet (ﷺ) that when he entered the mosque, he would say: I seek refuge in Allah, the Magnificent, and in His noble face, and in his eternal domain, from the accursed Devil. He asked : is it so much only? I said: Yes. He said: when anyone says so. The devil says: he is protected from me all the day long. (abudawood:466)
Benefits of reciting Dua before entering the marketplace
Dua before entering Masjid - Hadith
ٰAbu Usaid reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
عَنْ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ، – قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم “ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ . وَإِذَا خَرَجَ فَلْيَقُلِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ” .
When any one of you enters the mosque, he should say:” O Allah! open for me the doors of Thy mercy” ; and when he steps out he should say: ‘O Allah! I beg of Thee Thy Grace.” Muslim
Why are Markets the Worst places On the earth?
ٰSalim bin Abdillah (May Allah be pleased with him) said :
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: ” أَحَبُّ البِلَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ، مَسَاجِدُهَا، وَأَبْغَضُ البِلَادِ إِلَى اللَّهِ، أَسْوَاقُهَا ” (صحيح مسلم)
The Messenger of Allah –peace and prayer of Allah be upon him- said, “The most beloved places to Allah are the mosques, and the ones he dislikes the most are the markets.” (Muslim)