Praying two rak'ahs in the mosque at the miqat with the intention of greeting the mosque

The questioner:
Since there are now mosques in some of the miqats, Honorable Shaykh, some people in ihram, when they are ready to enter the state of ihram, go to the mosque and pray two rak'ahs, even if it is a time when prayer is prohibited, saying, "This is the greeting of the mosque." Is this a correct intention?

The Shaykh:
This is not the greeting of the mosque, because they are not sitting in the mosque.

The questioner:
Yes, he will exit the state as soon as he finishes.

The Shaykh:
Yes, they are not sitting in the mosque. The greeting of the mosque is for one who intends to sit in the mosque, and these people are not sitting in the mosque, so it does not count as the greeting of the mosque. However, in any case, if he prays two rak'ahs at a time other than the prohibited times, the matter is broad in this regard, and praise be to Allah.

The questioner:
If it is a time when prayer is prohibited.

The Shaykh:
And if it is a time when prayer is prohibited, he does not pray. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.