Etiquettes of Entering the Mosque on Friday
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Question:
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about entering the mosque on Friday: how is it done? And what are the etiquettes of going to the Friday prayer, such as arriving early?
Answer:
Entering the mosque for the Friday prayer is like entering it at any other time. One puts his right foot forward and says, "In the name of Allah,"Sunan Abi Dawud 466Sahih (Al-Albani), Sunan Ibn Majah 771Da'if (Darussalam). This is how one enters the mosque. Yes.
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about entering the mosque on Friday: how is it done? And what are the etiquettes of going to the Friday prayer, such as arriving early?
Answer:
Entering the mosque for the Friday prayer is like entering it at any other time. One puts his right foot forward and says, "In the name of Allah,"
I seek refuge in Allah, the Magnificent, and in His noble face, and in his eternal domain, from the accursed Devil.
أعوذ بالله العظيم وبوجهه الكريم وسلطانه القديم من الشيطان الرجيمAllahummagh-firli dhunubi waftah li abwaba rahmatika. (In the Name of Allah, and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, forgive me my sins and open to me the gates of Your mercy).
اللهم اغفر لي ذنوبي وافتح لي أبواب رحمتك
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (26:04)
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