The Book of the Prayer of the Traveler and Its Shortening-03a
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The reciter: And Hammad ibn 'Umar al-Bukhari narrated to us, saying: Bashir ibn al-Mufaddal narrated to us, saying: 'Amirah ibn Ghaziyyah narrated to us from Rabi'ah ibn Abi 'Abd al-Rahman from 'Abd al-Malik ibn Sa'id ibn Suwayd al-Ansari from Abu Humayd or from Abu Asid from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to the same effect.
The Shaykh : This is also one of the things that a person should do when entering the mosque, namely to perform two sunnahs, one practical and one verbal, upon entering the mosque. As for the practical one, it is to put one's right foot forward, because putting the right side forward is the principle, except where there is harm, in which case the left is put forward. For this reason, we say that a person should sneeze with his left hand and not with his right, and he should wash away impurity with his left hand and not with his right. For this reason, when he cleans himself after urination or defecation, with what does he clean himself?
The student: With the left.
The Shaykh : With the left, because the left hand is for what is harmful, and everything else is for the right. When entering the place of relief, one puts the left foot forward, because the place of relief is of a lower status than what comes before it. As for the mosque, it is more noble than the marketplace. For this reason, when entering, we say, which foot is put forward?
The student: The right.
The Shaykh : The right. This is a practical sunnah. Does one use the miswak when entering the mosque, and would this also be a practical sunnah? Some scholars held that view, saying that it is also recommended to use the miswak when entering the mosque. Their evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to begin with the miswak when entering his house. They said that if a person's house is entered by beginning with the miswak, then the House of Allah is all the more so. However, there is a point of consideration regarding this argument. The point is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to enter the mosque, and it is not reported that he used the miswak when entering the mosque. Leaving an action while its cause is present indicates that it is not prescribed, because the sunnah is either leaving or doing. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque and did not use the miswak upon entering, it is not our right to say that he used the miswak because the Messenger used to use the miswak when entering his house. It is well known that we do not think the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used the miswak when entering his house out of reverence for his house, but rather to remove any bad smell from his mouth because he was about to meet his family. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered his family in every matter. Therefore, it appears that the Messenger used to begin with the miswak when entering his house in order to make the smell of his mouth pleasant when meeting his family. Based on this operative cause that we have deduced, and we hope it is the cause, based on that, analogical reasoning is precluded. Unless someone says: It is possible to establish this analogy if one enters and there is someone in the mosque. But the main point is what we mentioned first, which is that when the cause for this existed in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and he did not do it, it is not our right to analogize it to what he did in another place. And in this analogy, there is a type of correction of whom?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Of the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him), where he left what he should have done.
As for the verbal sunnah for entering the mosque, it is what is mentioned here at the end of the hadithSahih Muslim 713a, because a person is about to engage in worship, worship in which he converses with Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so it is fitting that he ask Allah the Exalted to open His mercy for him. As for when one exits the mosque, there are also two sunnahs, and they are? Brother? They are putting the left foot forward and the second is to say Sahih Muslim 713a. Why did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distinguish between the supplication upon entering and the supplication upon exiting? He distinguished between them because when he enters, he only intends to worship Allah, and when he exits, he only seeks provision. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Jumu'ah What? [Al-Jumu'ah 62:10] And in this is proof of the permissibility of supplication while a person is standing or walking, and likewise supplicating while lying down, as in the supplications for sleep. And Allah the Exalted is supplicated to in every state. Yes, Yahya?
The Shaykh : This is also one of the things that a person should do when entering the mosque, namely to perform two sunnahs, one practical and one verbal, upon entering the mosque. As for the practical one, it is to put one's right foot forward, because putting the right side forward is the principle, except where there is harm, in which case the left is put forward. For this reason, we say that a person should sneeze with his left hand and not with his right, and he should wash away impurity with his left hand and not with his right. For this reason, when he cleans himself after urination or defecation, with what does he clean himself?
The student: With the left.
The Shaykh : With the left, because the left hand is for what is harmful, and everything else is for the right. When entering the place of relief, one puts the left foot forward, because the place of relief is of a lower status than what comes before it. As for the mosque, it is more noble than the marketplace. For this reason, when entering, we say, which foot is put forward?
The student: The right.
The Shaykh : The right. This is a practical sunnah. Does one use the miswak when entering the mosque, and would this also be a practical sunnah? Some scholars held that view, saying that it is also recommended to use the miswak when entering the mosque. Their evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to begin with the miswak when entering his house. They said that if a person's house is entered by beginning with the miswak, then the House of Allah is all the more so. However, there is a point of consideration regarding this argument. The point is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to enter the mosque, and it is not reported that he used the miswak when entering the mosque. Leaving an action while its cause is present indicates that it is not prescribed, because the sunnah is either leaving or doing. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the mosque and did not use the miswak upon entering, it is not our right to say that he used the miswak because the Messenger used to use the miswak when entering his house. It is well known that we do not think the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used the miswak when entering his house out of reverence for his house, but rather to remove any bad smell from his mouth because he was about to meet his family. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered his family in every matter. Therefore, it appears that the Messenger used to begin with the miswak when entering his house in order to make the smell of his mouth pleasant when meeting his family. Based on this operative cause that we have deduced, and we hope it is the cause, based on that, analogical reasoning is precluded. Unless someone says: It is possible to establish this analogy if one enters and there is someone in the mosque. But the main point is what we mentioned first, which is that when the cause for this existed in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and he did not do it, it is not our right to analogize it to what he did in another place. And in this analogy, there is a type of correction of whom?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Of the Messenger (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him), where he left what he should have done.
As for the verbal sunnah for entering the mosque, it is what is mentioned here at the end of the hadith