Mistakes made when Entering the Haram
These are some of the mistakes that are made when entering the Haram. They may
be explained as follows:
Firstly:
Some people think that it is essential for the pilgrim doing Hajj or Umrah to
enter through a specific gate of al-Masjid al-Haraam. So some people think that
if they are doing Umrah they must enter through the gate called Baab al-Umrah,
and that this is essential and is prescribed in shareeah. Others think that
they must enter through Baab al-Salaam, and that entering through any other
gate is a sin or is makrooh. There is no basis for this. The pilgrim doing Hajj
or Umrah may enter through any gate, but when he enters the mosque he should
enter with his right foot first and say what is narrated for entering all
mosques, and send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him), and say, Allaahumma aghfir li dhunoobi waftah li abwaab rahmatika
(O Allaah forgive me and open to me the doors of Your Mercy).
Narrated by Muslim, 713.
Secondly:
Some people have invented specific duaa for when one enters the Mosque and sees
the Kabah, and have introduced duaas that were not narrated from the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). This is a kind of bidah
(innovation). Worshipping Allaah with words, actions or beliefs that were not
known to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his
companions is innovation and misguidance which the Messenger of Allaah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) warned us against.
Thirdly:
Some people - even those who are not doing Hajj mistakenly believe that the
greeting for al-Masjid al-Haraam is tawaaf, in the sense that it is Sunnah for
everyone who enters al-Masjid al-Haraam to do tawaaf, basing that on the view
of some of the fuqaha that the Sunnah when entering al-Masjid al-Haraam is to
do tawaaf. In fact this is not the case. Al-Masjid al-Haraam is like all other
mosques, concerning which the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: When any one of you enters the mosque, let him not
sit down until he has prayed two rakahs.
Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 444; Muslim, 714.
But if you enter al-Masjid al-Haraam to do tawaaf other than the tawaaf of Hajj
or Umrah, or for a voluntary tawaaf, then it is permissible for you to do
tawaaf without praying two rakahs first. This is what is meant by saying that
the greeting for al-Masjid al-Haraam is tawaaf. Based on this, if you enter
with no intention to do tawaaf, rather you are waiting for the prayer or you
are coming to attend a lesson etc, then al-Masjid al-Haraam is like any other
mosque and it is Sunnah to pray two rakahs before you sit down, because the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) enjoined that.
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