Haitham are rejected ones’. Al-H?kim, however, stated that Darr?j’s narrations are all rejected. (1)

[3/ 47] Saying: “O All?h forgive me my sins” when entering the mosque. The had?th that states this is Munqati‘, as At-Tirmith? stated. The had?th was narrated by Laith Ibn Ab? Sa‘id who is a weak narrator.

The origin of the had?th was, however, narrated by Ism?‘?l Ibn ‘Ulayyah, who is a noble reliable narrator. The had?th includes only sending Sal?t and Sal?m on the prophet ( - صلى الله عليه وسلم -) when entering the mosque but it does not include asking for All?h’s forgiveness for one’s sins. This indicates that the had?th which states asking All?h’s ( - عز وجل -) forgiveness for one’s sins is not authentic, it is indeed rejected.

Accordingly; I believe that joining this unauthentic Du‘?’ to the authentic ones when reciting the latter is impermissible and one must not believe it to be part of Sunnah! Pay heed to this. (2)

[4/ 47] “Let not your children enter your mosques”; this had?th is indeed unauthentic one. Al-Bazz?r ranked it to be of no origin. (3)

Depending on this false had?th, many of the commoners believed in the prohibition of letting children enter the mosques!!

Im?m M?lik was asked regarding this point; he answered: ‘If the child is old enough to behave well in the mosque and realizes that he should not cause mess inside the mosque, then there is no harm that he enters the mosque. On the other hand, if he was too young to behave well but plays around a lot; I think he should not be brought to the mosque’.