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Writings of
GHAWTH AL-A‘ZAM SHAYKH ‘ABD AL-QĀDIR AL-JĪLĀNĪ
Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

Translated by Muhtar Holland

On the proper manners to be observed when visiting the mosque [masjid].

When a person wishes to enter the mosque [masjid], he should step forward with his right foot first and then follow with his left foot, saying as he does so:

Bismi’llāh as-salāmu ‘ alā Rasūli’llah                                                
(salla’llāhu ‘ alaihi wa sallam).         

Allāhumma salli ‘ alā Muhammadin   wa ‘ alā āli Muhammadin
wa’ghfir lī dhunūbī wa’ftah lī abwāba rahmatik.                             

In the Name of Allah. Peace be upon the Messenger of Allāh
(Allāh bless him and give him peace!)

O Allāh, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,
and forgive me and my sins, and open for me the gates of Your mercy.

He should offer the salutation [yasullim] to anyone who is present in the mosque, but if no one is there, he should say:

as-salāmu ‘ alainā min Rabbinā (‘ azza wa jall).                     

Peace be upon us from our Lord
(Almighty and Glorious is He).

Once he has come inside, he should not sit down until he has performed two prayer-cycles [rak’atain]. Then, if he so wishes, he may perform supererogatory prayers; otherwise he should sit down, either keeping himself occupied with the remembrance [dhikr] of Allāh (Almighty and Glorious is He), or maintaining a silence unbroken by any mention of worldly affairs.

He should not do a lot of talking, unless it is absolutely necessary for him to speak. If he has entered at the time prescribed for ritual prayer [salāt], he should perform both the customary [sunna] and the obligatory [fard] prayers together with the congregation [jamā‘a].

Then, when he has finished and wishes to leave, he should step outside with his left foot first, to be followed by the right foot. He should say:

Bismi’llāh---    as-salāmu ‘ alā Rasūli’llah                                         
(salla’llāhu ‘ alaihi wa sallam).         

Allāhumma salli ‘ alā Muhammadin   wa ‘ alā āli Muhammad---                 
wa’ghfir lī dhunūbī wa’ftah lī abwāba fadlik.                                              

In the Name of Allah. Peace be upon the Messenger of Allāh
(Allāh bless him and give him peace!)

O Allāh, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,
And forgive me my sins,
and open for me the gates of Your grace.

Source: Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī, Al-Ghunya li-Tālibī Tarīq al-Haqq (Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth), translated by Muhtar Holland, Al-Baz Publishing, Houston, Texas, U.S.A, 1995, Vol. I, p. 71-72.

Note: This (kitāb) book as well as the translations of many other books of Ghawth al-A‘zam Sayyidinā Shaikh ‘Abd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī (Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu) can be obtained from Al-Baz Publishing. (www.al-baz.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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