Upon Entering the Masjid and Leaving it

Upon Entering the Masjid and Leaving it (68)

Upon entrance to the Masjid, The Messenger of Allah would say Bismillãh, 'allãhumma salli `alã muhammad⁽⁸²⁾,
and upon leaving he would say Bismillãh, 'allãhumma salli `alã muhammad,

Footnotes
⁽⁸²⁾ In The Name of Allah. O' my 'ilãh bestow grace, and peace upon Muhammad.

Reporters
Al-Albãni said that this was a comely hadeeth reported by Ibn As-Sunni (#86) with a chain of ascription that was said to be weak by Al-hafith Ibn Hajar in Takhreej 'al-'Adhkãr; however, the hadeeth has testimonial Fãtimah's hadeeth reported by Ibn As-Sunni, and At-Tirmithi who said it was comely. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #48.

Upon Entering the Masjid and Leaving it (69)

About the Messenger of Allah , he said: "When one of you enters the Masjid let him petition salam upon the Prophet , and let him say: 'Allãhumma 'iftahlee 'abwãba rahmatika^{(83 )},
and upon leaving let him say: 'Allãhumma 'innee 'as'aluka min fadhlika⁽⁸⁴⁾."
In one narration he added: And petition salãm upon the Messenger when leaving.

Footnotes
⁽⁸³⁾ 0 my 'ilãh open for me the gates of your mercy.
^{(84 )} O' my 'ilãh I ask You of your benevolence.

Reporters
Ibn Taymiya said this hadeeth was sound, and that Muslim reported it with nearly the same wording. Al-Albani clarified that this wording is that of Abu Dawood, as well as that of Abu `Uwãnah in his Saheeh except that Abu 'Uwãnah's report added "and making tasleem when going out''. Al-Albani included this hadeeth in his Saheeh 'Abi Dãwood and in his The Authentic of Good Sayings as#49

Upon Entering the Masjid and Leaving it (70)

The Prophet was such that if he entered the Masjid he would say: A`outhu bil-lãhi `atheemi, wa bi-wajhihil-kareemi, wa bi-sultãnihil-qadeemi min 'ash-shaytãnir rajeemi⁽⁸⁵⁾.
He said: "For when he would say that, the shaytãn would say: He has been protected from me for the remainder of his day".

Footnotes
⁽⁸⁵⁾ I seek protection or refuge in Allah The Magnificent, in his Noble Face, and in his ancient dominion, from the despicable shaytãn".

Reporters
Reported by Abu Dawood. Al-Albãni said that its ascription was sound, that it was in his Saheeh 'Abi Dãwood as #485, and that An-Nawawi, and Ibn Hajar thought it to be comely. It is #50 in The Authentic of Good Sayings.

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