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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب المساجدChapters on Mosques
بَابُ مَا يُقَالُ عِنْدَ دُخُولِ الْمَسْجِدِ وَالْخُرُوجِ مِنْهُ وَآدَابِ الْجُلُوسِ فِيهِ وَالْمُرُورِChapter on What is Said When Entering and Leaving the Mosque, the Etiquette of Sitting and Passing Through
Hadith 1332
اُردوEn
عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَأَرْضَاهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ صَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: قَالَ: ((بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ))) وَقَالَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ))، وَإِذَا خَرَجَ صَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَلَّمَ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ قَالَ: ((بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ)) ثُمَّ قَالَ: ((اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذُنُوبِي وَافْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ فَضْلِكَ)))
It is narrated from Sayyidah Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah be pleased with her and grant her satisfaction, that when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would enter the mosque, he would send blessings and peace upon Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and in one narration, he would recite this supplication: "Bismillah, was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah" (In the name of Allah, and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah), and then he would recite: "Allahumma ighfir li dhunubi waftah li abwaba rahmatik." (O Allah! Forgive my sins and open for me the doors of Your mercy.) And when he, peace and blessings be upon him, would leave, he would send blessings and peace upon Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and in one narration, he would say: "Bismillah, was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah," and then recite this supplication: "Allahumma ighfir li dhunubi waftah li abwaba fadlik." (O Allah! Forgive my sins and open for me the doors of Your bounty.)
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … In addition to the aforementioned hadiths indicating the supplications for entering or leaving the mosque, further narrations are as follows, and a summary will be presented at the end.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As radi Allahu anhu that when the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would enter the mosque, he would recite this supplication: "A‘udhu billahil-‘azim wa bi-wajhihil-karim wa sultanihil-qadim min ash-shaytanir-rajim." (I seek refuge with Allah the Magnificent, with His Noble Face, and with His Eternal Authority, from the accursed devil.) The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: When a person recites this supplication, the devil says, "This person has been protected from me for the entire day or for the remainder of the day." (Abu Dawud: 466)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Humayd or Abu Usayd radi Allahu anhuma that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: When a person enters the mosque, he should recite this supplication: "Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik." (O Allah! Open for me the doors of Your mercy.) And when he leaves, he should say: "Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik." (O Allah! I ask You for Your bounty.) (Sahih Muslim: 713) However, in the narration of Abu Dawud (465), there is this addition at the beginning: When a person enters the mosque, he should send salutations upon the Prophet, and then say "Allahumma iftah …"
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: When a person enters the mosque, he should send salutations upon the Prophet and then recite this supplication: "Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik." And when he leaves, he should again send salutations upon the Prophet and recite: "Allahumma a‘simni min ash-shaytanir-rajim." (Ibn Majah: 773)
Summary of the discussion: … From these hadiths, the following different supplications for entering the mosque are established:
٭ "A‘udhu billahil-‘azim wa bi-wajhihil-karim wa sultanihil-qadim min ash-shaytanir-rajim."
٭ "Bismillah, was-salatu was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah, Allahummaghfir li dhunubi wa iftah li abwaba rahmatik."
٭ "As-salamu ‘ala Nabiyyillah, Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik."
Different supplications for leaving the mosque:
٭ "Bismillah, was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah, Allahummaghfir li dhunubi wa iftah li abwaba fadlik."
٭ "Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik."
٭ "As-salamu ‘ala Nabiyyillah, Allahumma a‘simni min ash-shaytanir-rajim."
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As radi Allahu anhu that when the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would enter the mosque, he would recite this supplication: "A‘udhu billahil-‘azim wa bi-wajhihil-karim wa sultanihil-qadim min ash-shaytanir-rajim." (I seek refuge with Allah the Magnificent, with His Noble Face, and with His Eternal Authority, from the accursed devil.) The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: When a person recites this supplication, the devil says, "This person has been protected from me for the entire day or for the remainder of the day." (Abu Dawud: 466)
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Humayd or Abu Usayd radi Allahu anhuma that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: When a person enters the mosque, he should recite this supplication: "Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik." (O Allah! Open for me the doors of Your mercy.) And when he leaves, he should say: "Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik." (O Allah! I ask You for Your bounty.) (Sahih Muslim: 713) However, in the narration of Abu Dawud (465), there is this addition at the beginning: When a person enters the mosque, he should send salutations upon the Prophet, and then say "Allahumma iftah …"
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah radi Allahu anhu that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam said: When a person enters the mosque, he should send salutations upon the Prophet and then recite this supplication: "Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik." And when he leaves, he should again send salutations upon the Prophet and recite: "Allahumma a‘simni min ash-shaytanir-rajim." (Ibn Majah: 773)
Summary of the discussion: … From these hadiths, the following different supplications for entering the mosque are established:
٭ "A‘udhu billahil-‘azim wa bi-wajhihil-karim wa sultanihil-qadim min ash-shaytanir-rajim."
٭ "Bismillah, was-salatu was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah, Allahummaghfir li dhunubi wa iftah li abwaba rahmatik."
٭ "As-salamu ‘ala Nabiyyillah, Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik."
Different supplications for leaving the mosque:
٭ "Bismillah, was-salamu ‘ala Rasulillah, Allahummaghfir li dhunubi wa iftah li abwaba fadlik."
٭ "Allahumma inni as’aluka min fadlik."
٭ "As-salamu ‘ala Nabiyyillah, Allahumma a‘simni min ash-shaytanir-rajim."
