Duʿāʾ When Entering the Mosque
Anas ibn Malik (RA) said:
“It is Sunnah that when you enter the mosque, you should enter with your right foot, and when you exit, do so with your left foot.”
[Al-Hakim 1/218 | Bayhaqi 2/442 | Silsilah Sahihah 2478 | Hasan]
Say the following upon entering:
Arabic:
أَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ الْعَظِيْمِ، وَبِوَجْهِهِ الْكَرِيْمِ، وَسُلْطَانِهِ الْقَدِيْمِ، مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ
Transliteration:
Aʿūdhu billāhil-ʿaẓīm, wa bi-wajhihil-karīm, wa sulṭānihil-qadīm, minash-shayṭānir-rajīm.
Translation:
“I seek refuge in Allah the Almighty, in His Noble Face, and in His Eternal Authority, from the accursed devil.”
[Abu Dawud 466 | Sahih al-Jamiʿ 4591]
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ
Transliteration:
Bismillāh.
Translation:
“In the name of Allah.”
[Ibnus-Sunni No. 8 | Hasan]
Arabic:
وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ
Transliteration:
Waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh.
Translation:
“Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.”
[Abu Dawud 465 | Sahih al-Jamiʿ 1/528]
Arabic:
اَللّٰهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِيْ أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Transliteration:
Allāhumma iftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik.
Translation:
“O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy.”
[Muslim 713 | Ibn Majah]
Abdullah ibn ʿAmr (RA) narrated that the Prophet ﷺ used to say this duʿāʾ when entering the mosque. He added: “Whoever says this, Satan says: ‘This person is protected from me for the entire day.’”
[Sahih Hadith]
Duʿāʾ When Exiting the Mosque
Begin with your left foot, and say:
Arabic:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِ اللّٰهِ، اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ، اَللّٰهُمَّ اعْصِمْنِيْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ
Transliteration:
Bismillāhi waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh. Allāhumma innī asʾaluka min faḍlika. Allāhumma aʿṣimnī minash-shayṭānir-rajīm.
Translation:
“In the name of Allah. Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You for Your bounty. O Allah, protect me from the accursed devil.”
[Al-Hakim, Bayhaqi, Hasan – Silsilah Sahihah 2478]
Alternate Duʿāʾ When Exiting:
Arabic:
اَللّٰهُمَّ أَجِرْنِيْ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيْمِ
Transliteration:
Allāhumma ajirnī minash-shayṭānir-rajīm.
Translation:
“O Allah, protect me from the accursed devil.”
[Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, Ibn Hibban, Mustadrak Hakim]
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Prophet ﷺ instructed us to say this dhikr when leaving the mosque.
[Sahih Hadith]
