In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The masjid or mosque or a place of worship is a place where muslim male go to pray five times a day. Females pray at home which is better for them. When the time for salat/prayer arrives the Muadhdin calls out the Adhan(call to prayer) from the masjid so that everyone knows that they should stop what they are doing and get ready for salat.
How
to Get Ready for Salah
To get ready for salat one must
first make wudu then enter the masjid with the right foot and say: Bismillah,
wassalaatu wassalaamu ‘alaa rasoolillaah Allahummaftah lee abwaaba rahmitik,
(In the name of Allah and prayers and peace be upon Allah’s messenger. O Allah,
open the gates of your mercy for me). Then, offer two rakahs as a greeting to
the masjid if praying has not started. No one should enter the masjid without
greeting it before sitting. Offer two rakahs just like fajr prayer when
greeting the masjid.
Etiquette
of Entering the Mosque
Enter the mosque with your right
foot and say: Bismillah, wassalaatu wassalaamu ‘alaa rasoolillaah Allahummaftah
lee abwaaba rahmitik, (In the name of Allah and prayers and peace be upon
Allah’s messenger. O Allah, open the gates of your mercy for me
Etiquette
of Leaving the Mosque
After salah, leave the masjid with
your left foot first and say: Bismillaah, wassalaatu wassalaamu ‘alaa
rasoolilaah, Allaahumma innee as’aluka min fadlik ((In the name of Allah and
prayers and peace be upon Allah’s messenger. O’Allah, I ask you of your
bounty).
