Is seeking knowledge given priority over the greeting of the mosque?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If I enter the mosque and a lesson is being delivered, should I pray the greeting of the mosque, or should I listen to the lesson so that I do not miss anything? And is the Shari'ah knowledge and its pursuit given priority over the greeting of the mosque?
Answer:
Nothing prevents you from praying two rak'ahs and being present in them until the imam begins the khutbah on Friday. Even though listening to the khutbah is obligatory, one does not sit down until he prays two rak'ahs, and it is permissible to be in a state of distraction during them, as mentioned in the hadith. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: If I enter the mosque and a lesson is being delivered, should I pray the greeting of the mosque, or should I listen to the lesson so that I do not miss anything? And is the Shari'ah knowledge and its pursuit given priority over the greeting of the mosque?
Answer:
Nothing prevents you from praying two rak'ahs and being present in them until the imam begins the khutbah on Friday. Even though listening to the khutbah is obligatory, one does not sit down until he prays two rak'ahs, and it is permissible to be in a state of distraction during them, as mentioned in the hadith. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [156] هل يقدم طلب العلم على تحية المسجد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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