🕌 Good manners in the masjid

1. 1👕

   Come clean and nicely dressed

   Allah tells us to wear our best clothes when we go to the masjid.

   يَا بَنِي آدَمَ خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍ

   yā banī ādama khudhū zīnatakum ʿinda kulli masjid

   Source: Al-A'raf 7:31

2. 2👟

   Shoes in the shoe area

   Take off your shoes and put them neatly on the shoe rack, so the prayer area stays clean.

3. 3🦶

   Enter with your right foot

   Step in with your right foot first and say:

   اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

   allāhumma ftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik

   Source: Sahih Muslim 713

4. 4🤲

   Pray two rak'ahs

   Before you sit down, pray two rak'ahs to greet the masjid. This is called tahiyyat al-masjid.

   تَحِيَّةُ الْمَسْجِدِ

   taḥiyyatu l-masjid

   Source: Sahih al-Bukhari 444, Sahih Muslim 714

5. 5🤫

   Use a quiet voice

   Walk calmly and speak softly, so people can pray and read the Qur'an. Never walk right in front of someone who is praying.

6. 6🧹

   Keep the masjid clean

   Put rubbish in the bin, put the Qur'ans back on the shelf and leave the masjid tidy for everyone.

7. 7👋

   Leave with your left foot

   Step out with your left foot first and say:

   اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

   allāhumma innī asʾaluka min faḍlik

   Source: Sahih Muslim 713

Tip for parents: read one lesson together, then practise it, for example wudu before prayer.