What to Say on Entering or Leaving The Mosque
On entering the mosque, one should
step in with his right foot saying:
Bismil-laah(i), waS-Salaatu wa ssalaamu alaa rasuulillah(i), allaahumma-ftah lee abwaaba rahmatik(a)
Translation
In the name of Allah, and may His
prayers and peace be upon Allah’s Messenger.
O Allah! Open for me the gates of Your mercy.)
On going out of the mosque, one
should step out with his left foot saying:
Bismil-laah(i) waS-Salaatu
was-salaamu alaa rasuulil-laah(i), allaahumma innee
as-aluka min faDlik
Translation
(In the name of Allah, and may His
blessings and peace be upon Allah’s Messenger. O Allah! I am asking You to give
me from Your Bounty.)
Note: “In all his affairs, the
Prophet loved to start with the right side [hand/foot..]. He assigned the right
for activities that are desirable, that require cleanliness or that involve beautifying,
but kept the left for others.
