COURTESIES ON ENTRY INTO HOLY MAKKAH AND THE HOLY MOSQUE

COURTESIES ON ENTRY INTO HOLY MAKKAH AND THE HOLY MOSQUE

It is recommended for anyone wishing to enter Holy Makkah to make a ghusl before entry and enter with peace and solemnity.

For those arriving from the route of Madinah it is recommended that :they enter from the elevation and depart from there by its lower side. If the entry is by the door of Bani Shaiba, then this is the door used out of ignorance because of the vastness of the Mosque there but it is preferred to enter through the Baab-us-Salaam and proceed straight until one faces the pillars. It is recommended to stop at the door of the Mosque and say:

(Translation: Salaam to you, O Prophet and may the mercy and blessings of Allah be on you. In the name of Allah and by Allah and by His wish. Salaam be on the Prophets of Allah and His Messengers. Salaam be on the Messenger of Allah. Salaam be on Ibrahim, the friend of Allah and all praise is to Allah, the sustainer of the universes.)

Then enter the Mosque concentrating on the Holy Kaaba and raising hands towards the sky, say:

(Translation: O Allah, I beseech You in this holy place and in the first of my ceremonies to accept my repentance, forgive my sins and relieve me of the load on my back. All praise to Allah who reached me to the Holy House. O Allah, I bear witness to You that this is Your Holy House which You have made a refuge for men, a blessed place and a guide for the universes. O Allah, I am Your servant, this city is Your city and this house is Your house. I have come here to seek Your mercy and achieve obedience to You, following Your command and content with Your arrangement of destiny. I ask as a beggar fearful of Your punishment. O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy and keep me occupied in obedience to You and seeking Your pleasure.)