Dua For Entering and Leaving Masjid

The masjid is a sacred space of worship, remembrance, and community—where believers gather to draw closer to Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ). Reciting specific duas when entering, leaving, and traveling to the masjid is a Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), reflecting mindfulness of Allah’s blessings and the sanctity of the space. Below are authentic supplications, rooted in the Qur’an and Hadith, along with their translations, references, and insights on the rewards of congregational prayer.

Arabic Text:

اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Transliteration:

allaahum-maf-taḥ lee abwaaba rahmatik

English Translation:

O Allah! Open for me the doors of Thy mercy.

References: Sahih Muslim 713a & Hisnul Muslim #20

Arabic Text:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

Transliteration:

Allahumma innee as-aluka min fadlik

English Translation:

O Allah! I beg of Thee Thy Grace.

References: Sahih Muslim 713a & Sunan Abi Dawud 465

This powerful dua seeks Allah’s light to permeate every aspect of one’s being—spirit, body, and actions—as one journeys to the masjid.

Arabic Text:

اللّهُـمَّ اجْعَـلْ فِي قَلْبـي نُوراً

وَفي لِسَـانِي نُوراً

وَفِي سَمْعِي نُوراً

وَفِي بَصَرِيِ نُوراً

وَمِنْ فَوْقِي نُوراً

وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُوراً

وَعَنْ يَمِينيِ نُوراً

وَعَنْ شِمَالِي نُوراً

وَمِنْ أَمَامِي نُوراً

وَمِنْ خَلْفيِ نُوراً

وَاجْعَلْ فِي نَفْسِي نُوراً

وَأَعْظِمْ لِي نُوراً

وَعَظِّمْ لِي نُوراً

وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُوراً

وَاجْعَلْنِي نُوراً

اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي نُوراً

وَاجْعَلْ فِي عَصَبِي نُوراً

وَفِي لَحْمِي نُوراً

وَفِي دَمِي نُوراً

وَفِي شَعْرِي نُوراً

وَفِي بَشَرِي نُوراً

(اللَّهُمَّ اجِعَلْ لِي نُوراً فِي قَبْرِي وَنُوراً فِي عِظَامِي)

(وَزِدْنِي نُوراً وَزِدْنِي نُوراً وَزِدْنِي نُوراً)

(وَهَبْ لِي نُوراً عَلَى نُوراً)

Transliteration:

Allāhummaj’al fī qalbī nūran.

wa fī lisānī nūran.

wa fī samī nūran. wa fī baṣarī nūran. wa min fawqī nūran. wa min taḥtī nūran. wa an yamīnī nūran.

wa an shimālī nūran. wa min 'amāmī nūran. wa min khalfī nūran. wajal fī nafsī nūran.

wa ‘aẓim lī nūran. wa ẓẓim lī nūran.

wajallī nūran. wajalnī nūran.

Allāhumma ‘atinī nūran. waj'al fī aṣabī nūran.

wa fī laḥmī nūran.

wa fī damī nūran.

wa fī sharī nūran. wa fī basharī nūran. [Allāhummajallī nūran fī qabrī wa nūran fī iẓāmī.] [Wa zidnī nūran. wa zidnī nūran. wa zidnī nūran.] [Wa hab lī nūran alā nūr.]

English Translation:

O Allah, place light in my heart,

and light on my tongue,

and light in my ears,

and light in my sight,

and light above me,

and light below me,

and light to my right,

and light to my left,

and light before me,

and light behind me.

Place light in my soul.

Magnify for me light,

and amplify for me light.

Make for me light,

and make me a light.

O Allah, grant me light,

and place light in my nerves,

and in my flesh light,

and in my blood light,

and in my hair light,

and in my skin light.

[O Allah, make for me a light in my grave and a light in my bones.]

[Increase me in light, increase me in light, increase me in light.]

[Grant me light upon light.]

While congregational prayer (salat al-jama’ah) is not obligatory for those who are unable (e.g., the sick, travelers), it carries immense spiritual rewards. Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:

“The prayer offered in congregation is twenty-five times more superior (in reward) to the prayer offered alone in one’s house or in a business center. For if one performs ablution and does it perfectly, then proceeds to the mosque with the sole intention of praying, then for each step which he takes towards the mosque, Allah upgrades him a degree in reward and crosses out one sin till he enters the mosque. When he enters the mosque, he is considered in prayer as long as he is waiting for the prayer—and the angels keep on asking for Allah’s forgiveness for him, saying: ‘O Allah! Be Merciful to him, O Allah! Forgive him’—as long as he sits at his praying place and does not pass wind.” (Bukhari Book 1, Volume 8, Hadith 466)

Beyond the Hereafter rewards, the masjid fosters brotherhood and community. It connects believers who share faith and values, creating a support system rooted in compassion and mutual aid. As Imam Ali (peace be upon him) wisely said: “A lack of friends means strangeness.”

May Allah (سُبْحَٰنَهُۥ وَتَعَٰلَىٰ) bless your journeys to the masjid, accept your prayers, and fill your heart with His light. Ameen.

Jazakallah khair—may Allah reward you with His mercy and guidance.