A man who, whenever he enters the mosque to perform the obligatory prayer, prostrates before the greeting of the mosque in prostration of gratitude!!
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man, whenever he enters the mosque to perform the obligatory prayer, prostrates before the greeting of the mosque in prostration of gratitude. He says that prostration of gratitude is prescribed, and that he worships Allah with what is prescribed, not with the act.
Answer:
This has not been prescribed. It has not been prescribed for us to prostrate in prostration of gratitude when entering the mosque. What has been prescribed for us is the greeting of the mosque. It has been prescribed for us, the greeting of the mosque. He said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:138 As for prostration of gratitude when entering the mosque, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). [An-Najm 53:23] Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man, whenever he enters the mosque to perform the obligatory prayer, prostrates before the greeting of the mosque in prostration of gratitude. He says that prostration of gratitude is prescribed, and that he worships Allah with what is prescribed, not with the act.
Answer:
This has not been prescribed. It has not been prescribed for us to prostrate in prostration of gratitude when entering the mosque. What has been prescribed for us is the greeting of the mosque. It has been prescribed for us, the greeting of the mosque. He said:
(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 ركعتينfor which Allah has sent down no authority
مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1084 /1350] رجل كلما دخل المسجد لأداء صلاة الفريضة يسجد قبل تحية المسجد سجود الشكر!! — youtube.com
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