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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The greeting of the mosque is specific to the mosque and is not prescribed for prayer halls

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. One of our sisters from Riyadh sent a message saying, “Your sister in Allah has a number of questions, one of which is: Is there a recommended practice of two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque for the Eid prayer area or the prayer areas in educational institutions, such as a school or university? Or is that only in the mosque?” May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
The greeting of the mosque is specific to the mosque. His saying:
(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 ركعتين
Bulugh al-Maram 2:138
. As for the Eid prayer area or the prayer areas set up in schools or in homes for women, these do not take on the rulings of mosques, and it is not prescribed for them to pray two rak'ahs. However, if one wants to perform a voluntary prayer in them as a general voluntary prayer, there is no harm; a general voluntary prayer is fine. But that they have a greeting of entry of two rak'ahs like the mosque, that is not the case. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4332- تحية المسجد خاصة بالمسجد ولا تشرع للمصليات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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