Praying Two Rak'ahs Upon Entering Ihram and the Specific Supplication
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Question:
The questioner asks: If a person intends to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, is it obligatory for him to pray two rak'ahs at the miqat itself? And is there a specific supplication he should recite?
Answer:
The correct view is that there is no prescribed prayer specifically for entering ihram. However, if the time for an obligatory prayer coincides, he should enter ihram after performing that obligatory prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He enters ihram after performing the obligatory prayer if the time for it has arrived. But if the time is not the time for an obligatory prayer, then there is no prescribed prayer specifically for entering ihram or before entering ihram. This is the correct view.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: If a person intends to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, is it obligatory for him to pray two rak'ahs at the miqat itself? And is there a specific supplication he should recite?
Answer:
The correct view is that there is no prescribed prayer specifically for entering ihram. However, if the time for an obligatory prayer coincides, he should enter ihram after performing that obligatory prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He enters ihram after performing the obligatory prayer if the time for it has arrived. But if the time is not the time for an obligatory prayer, then there is no prescribed prayer specifically for entering ihram or before entering ihram. This is the correct view.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-068-صفة الحج|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:29)
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