When should one recite the dua for entering the Musjid?

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Shaykh Ebrahim Salejee

Q: When should I say the dua for entering the masjid (“Allahoma-ftah lee abwaba Rahmatik”): when entering the entering hall containing the shoe racks etc, or when entering the actual prayer area?

Bismillaah

A: When entering the boundary where the Musjid commences.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Q: What is counted as being within the musjid boundries: Is it only the actual prayer area or is it also the entering hall which contains the shoe racks etc?

Bismillaah

A: The area which is designated for Salaah.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)


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This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

Tags: Dua, Prayer, Salaah

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