Do we greet the people we find in the mosque and then pray the greeting of the mosque, or do we pray the greeting and then greet them?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Do we greet the people we find in the mosque and then pray the greeting of the mosque, or do we pray the greeting and then greet them?
The Shaykh:
When you reach them, greet them, then pray the greeting. Greet them as soon as you arrive at the mosque, then pray the greeting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and this questioner says: Inform us about the situation in which one responds to the salam?
The Shaykh:
They even said that if one enters a mosque and there is no one in it, or enters a house and there is no one in it, he greets himself by saying, "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah." So if he enters a house or a mosque where there is no one, he greets with this phrase: "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah," because spreading the salam has great benefits. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Do we greet the people we find in the mosque and then pray the greeting of the mosque, or do we pray the greeting and then greet them?
The Shaykh:
When you reach them, greet them, then pray the greeting. Greet them as soon as you arrive at the mosque, then pray the greeting. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, and this questioner says: Inform us about the situation in which one responds to the salam?
The Shaykh:
They even said that if one enters a mosque and there is no one in it, or enters a house and there is no one in it, he greets himself by saying, "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah." So if he enters a house or a mosque where there is no one, he greets with this phrase: "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah," because spreading the salam has great benefits. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [215 -954] هل نُسلم على من نجده في المسجد ثم نُصلي تحية المسجد، أم نُصلي التحية ثم نُسلم عليهم؟ — youtube.com
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