Dua 1
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Allāhummaf-taḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik
O Allah, open the doors of Your mercy for me. (Entering, with the right foot first.)
Sahih Muslim 713
Dua for entering the mosque, and leaving it.
The Prophet ﷺ taught one dua asking for mercy on the way in, and another asking for Allah's bounty on the way out.
Dua 2
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka min faḍlik
O Allah, I ask You for Your bounty. (Leaving, with the left foot first.)
Sahih Muslim 713
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Guide
When and how to say it.
The Prophet ﷺ taught one dua asking for mercy on the way in, and another asking for Allah's bounty on the way out.
Enter with the right foot, send salam on the Prophet ﷺ and say the first dua. Before sitting, pray two rakahs of tahiyyat al-masjid if it is not a disliked time.1 Leave with the left foot, saying the second dua.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 444.
- Sahih Muslim 713
- Sahih Muslim 713
Questions
Good to know.
What do you say when entering the masjid?
Allahummaf-tah li abwaba rahmatik, "O Allah, open the doors of Your mercy for me" (Muslim 713).
Which foot first into the masjid?
The right foot entering, and the left foot leaving.