Is the greeting of the mosque prayed before the 'Id prayer if it is held in the mosque, and if there is a special place for the 'Id prayer, is it prayed?
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The questioner:
She has a number of questions, one of which is: In the 'Id prayer this year, the people prayed in the mosque. When we entered the mosque, we prayed the greeting of the mosque, while some did not. Is the greeting of the mosque prayed before the 'Id prayer or not? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Those who look at entering the mosque and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Bulugh al-Maram 2:138 hold that the greeting of the mosque is required for whoever enters for the 'Id prayer, as a right of the mosque. The second view looks at the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went out for the 'Id and prayed two rak'ahs, without praying before or after them. They say it is not permissible to pray voluntary prayers before the 'Id prayer or after it, because this contradicts the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the 'Id prayer. They looked at this meaning. The result is that the issue is a matter of consideration and independent legal reasoning, and one does not disapprove of the one who prays the greeting of the mosque in the mosque.
The presenter:
What Allah willed.
The Shaykh:
Nor does one disapprove of the one who sits, because he has a share of the consideration. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you. If there is a special place for the 'Id prayer, what is your guidance, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
If the place for the 'Id prayer is specific to the 'Id, it is not permissible for a person to pray before the 'Id or after it. Rather, when he arrives, he sits, and this is the clear Sunnah in this matter, with no opposing evidence.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. As for if the 'Id prayer is in a mosque,
The Shaykh:
here comes the disagreement we mentioned.
The presenter:
Yes, and Allah is the One to be sought for help. May Allah reward you with good and may Allah reward you.
She has a number of questions, one of which is: In the 'Id prayer this year, the people prayed in the mosque. When we entered the mosque, we prayed the greeting of the mosque, while some did not. Is the greeting of the mosque prayed before the 'Id prayer or not? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There is scholarly disagreement on this issue. Those who look at entering the mosque and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
(ﷺ) said: "When one of you enters a mosque, he must not sit until he prays two Rak'ah."
صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينThe presenter:
What Allah willed.
The Shaykh:
Nor does one disapprove of the one who sits, because he has a share of the consideration. Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you. If there is a special place for the 'Id prayer, what is your guidance, Shaykh Salih?
The Shaykh:
If the place for the 'Id prayer is specific to the 'Id, it is not permissible for a person to pray before the 'Id or after it. Rather, when he arrives, he sits, and this is the clear Sunnah in this matter, with no opposing evidence.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. As for if the 'Id prayer is in a mosque,
The Shaykh:
here comes the disagreement we mentioned.
The presenter:
Yes, and Allah is the One to be sought for help. May Allah reward you with good and may Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تصلى تحية المسجد قبل صلاة العيد إذا أقيمت في المسجد، وإذا كان هناك مصلى للعيد هل تصلى؟ الفوزان — youtube.com
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