Is there a sunnah (recommended practice) for the imam when he enters the mosque?
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Question:
What is the sunnah (recommended practice) for the imam when he enters the mosque? Does he pray the greeting of the mosque and then lead the people in prayer, or does he lead the people directly?
Answer:
This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. He would enter and order the mu'adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer) to give the iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer), and then he would lead the people in prayer. He did not pray before that. As for the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones), he used to pray them in his house, (peace and blessings be upon him).
What is the sunnah (recommended practice) for the imam when he enters the mosque? Does he pray the greeting of the mosque and then lead the people in prayer, or does he lead the people directly?
Answer:
This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. He would enter and order the mu'adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer) to give the iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer), and then he would lead the people in prayer. He did not pray before that. As for the rawatib (the regular voluntary prayers attached to the obligatory ones), he used to pray them in his house, (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل من سُنة على الإمام إذا دخل المسجد؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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