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1. It is mandub for a Muslim to in the mosques and remain there for durations of time, for the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Seven are being sheltered by Allah ... and one of these is a man whose heart is tied to the mosque.”.

2. It is mandub for a man who is just about to enter the mosque with his right foot and to say, Arabic text here “I seek Allah’s refuge from the Shaytan al-rajeem in the name of Allah, may Allah’s peace be upon Muhammad. O Allah! Forgive me my sins and open for me the gates of your mercy.”.

3. It is mandub for he who enters the mosque to pray two rak‘at as a greeting to the mosque.

Bukhari have reported on the authority of Abu Qutadah al-Aslami that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “If any of you enters a mosque, you should pray two rak‘at before sitting down.”.

4. It is mandub to go to the mosques and sit there. Ahmad, Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “He who goes frequently to the mosques, Allah prepare a house for him in heaven each time he came and went” and he (saw) also said, “He who purifies himself at home and then walk to the house of Allah to perform one of his duties, each step he takes would wipe a sin and another would lift him up a degree.”.

5. It is mandub for a Muslim when leaving the mosque to step out with his left foot to say, as reported that the Messenger of Allah (saw) used to say, “Bissmillah. May Allah forgive me my sins and open for me the gate of your grace. May Allah protect me from Shaytan al-rajeem.”.

6. It is mandub for a Muslim to pray the obligatory prayers in the mosque in congregation. Bukhari and Muslim reported on the authority of Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “The jam‘a prayer is better than the prayer of the individual one by twenty five times, and the angels of the day and the night meet at the fajr prayer.” Bukhari and Muslim also reported on the authority of ‘‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “The jam‘a prayer is better than the individual prayer be twenty seven degrees.”.