![]() Hope and for whom death has been ordained. Otherwise stop at the gate of the mosque like a distressed person who has no solution and Thus, enter into the mosque because you are permitted and safe. ![]() If, by virtue of His friendly attention to you, you tasted the sweetness of communing with Him, the pleasure of conversing with Him, and you drank from the cup of His mercy and grace, then you deserve to serve Him. Remove from your heart everything that may preoccupy your mind and distract your attention from your Lord since God accepts only those who are very pure and honest. When you stand before Him, feel that you are the poorest servant of Him. Disclose your secrets to Him even though you are aware that He knows all the hidden and known affairs of all creatures. Indeed you have come to worship Him and make friendship with Him. When you enter the mosque confess your faults and weakness and display humility and poverty before Him. Enter the mosque in awe as if you are going to meet a king while in a state with lots of worries. When you reach the door of the mosque, remember that you are going into a house in which no one should place his/her feet except those who are purified, and meeting a great king with whom only the most truthful are permitted to meet. In the following narration, Imam Sadiq (a) says, In their books of practical laws, many scholars have mentioned that one should not give a lecture in the mosque if it disturbs those who want to say their prayers. Of course, meeting other believers in the mosque and conversing with them is valuable, but only if it is for the sake of remembering God. Now, only those who remember God have such permission, since His houses are built for the remembrance of Him, not for doing business or socialising. We should remember that we are going to enter the house of Allah (swt), and we need His permission to enter. A more important permission is the one referred to in a narration from Imam Sadiq (a) in which he reminds us that when we reach the gate of a mosque we should not simply go in without seeking permission. ![]() The whole place of prayer must also either belong to the person who is saying his/her prayer or, if it belongs to another person, the owner's permission should have already been obtained. The area where we place our forehead for prostration must be ritually clean. The place where someone says their prayer is of great importance and various conditions pertaining to it have been enumerated in manuals of Islamic law. International Institute for Islamic Studies, Qum, Iran
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