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When you enter the Prophet's Mosque, enter
with your right foot first, saying the name of Allah the
Most High, and evoking blessings on His Prophet (may His
peace and blessings be on him), and ask Allah to open the
gates of His mercy for you. The recommended words for
entering any mosque, including the Prophet's Mosque, are:
"A'udhu billahil-adheem wa wajhi
hil-kareem wa sultanihil- qadeem mina - shaytani-rajeem.
Allahhumma, iftah li abwaba rahmattk.
(I seek refuge in Allah the Al-mighty, and in His noble
countenance and in His eternal power, from Satan the
Rejected. 0 Allah, open to me the doors of Your mercy.)
Perform two rak'ats of tahiyyat al-masjid
(the salat of "greeting of the mosque") after entering the
Mosque, preferably in the Rawdah or otherwise anywhere else
in the Mosque.
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| Then go to the grave of the
Prophet (may the peace and blessing of Allah be on him), and
standing in front of it and facing it, say in a respectful
and hushed voice:
"Assalamu 'alaika, ayyuhan-nabiyya wa
rahmat al lahi wa barakatuhu. "
(Peace be on you, O Prophet, and the mercy and blessings of
Allah),
and call for the blessings of Allah on him.
Then move a little to the right to stand before the grave of
Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Greet him and
supplicate Allah to bestow His mercy and forgiveness on him.
Again move a little to the right to stand before the grave
of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and greet him and
make supplication for him. |