I entered the mosque between the adhan and the iqamah for the Fajr prayer, so I prayed the greeting of the mosque, then the Sunnah of Fajr. Is this permissible?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. He says: I entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan and before the iqamah, so I prayed two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and I prayed two rak'ahs as the Sunnah of Fajr. One of the brothers next to me said that what is obligatory for me is only the Sunnah of Fajr. I hope for your guidance. May Allah reward you with good? Yes. I entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan and before the iqamah, so I prayed two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and I prayed two rak'ahs as the Sunnah of Fajr. One of the brothers next to me said that what is obligatory for me is only the Sunnah of Fajr. I hope for your guidance?
The Shaykh:
Yes, you pray the Sunnah of Fajr, meaning the rawatib of Fajr, and that suffices for the greeting of the mosque. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. And is the one who did that a sinner?
The Shaykh:
He is not a sinner, if Allah wills, but it is better to restrict oneself to the rawatib of Fajr; because after the dawn breaks, the time of prohibition begins, and nothing is excepted except the rawatib of Fajr, except according to the opinion of those who hold that the greeting of the mosque is among the prayers with a cause,
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
that it is performed after the dawn breaks, but the rawatib of Fajr suffices for it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. It seems Shaykh Salih advises a person to pray the rawatib of Fajr at home, and in that case, he prays the greeting of the mosque after entering the mosque,
The Shaykh:
this is according to the opinion of those who hold that the greeting of the mosque is among the prayers with a cause.
The presenter:
All right.
The Shaykh:
As for the opinion of those who hold that it falls under the prohibition, he does not pray. If he enters the mosque, he sits, and since he has already prayed the rawatib at his home, he sits due to the generality of the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding prayer in this time, except for the rawatib of Fajr, which he has already performed at home.
The presenter:
Good, good.
May Allah reward you with good. He says: I entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan and before the iqamah, so I prayed two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and I prayed two rak'ahs as the Sunnah of Fajr. One of the brothers next to me said that what is obligatory for me is only the Sunnah of Fajr. I hope for your guidance. May Allah reward you with good? Yes. I entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan and before the iqamah, so I prayed two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and I prayed two rak'ahs as the Sunnah of Fajr. One of the brothers next to me said that what is obligatory for me is only the Sunnah of Fajr. I hope for your guidance?
The Shaykh:
Yes, you pray the Sunnah of Fajr, meaning the rawatib of Fajr, and that suffices for the greeting of the mosque. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good. And is the one who did that a sinner?
The Shaykh:
He is not a sinner, if Allah wills, but it is better to restrict oneself to the rawatib of Fajr; because after the dawn breaks, the time of prohibition begins, and nothing is excepted except the rawatib of Fajr, except according to the opinion of those who hold that the greeting of the mosque is among the prayers with a cause,
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
that it is performed after the dawn breaks, but the rawatib of Fajr suffices for it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. It seems Shaykh Salih advises a person to pray the rawatib of Fajr at home, and in that case, he prays the greeting of the mosque after entering the mosque,
The Shaykh:
this is according to the opinion of those who hold that the greeting of the mosque is among the prayers with a cause.
The presenter:
All right.
The Shaykh:
As for the opinion of those who hold that it falls under the prohibition, he does not pray. If he enters the mosque, he sits, and since he has already prayed the rawatib at his home, he sits due to the generality of the prohibition of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding prayer in this time, except for the rawatib of Fajr, which he has already performed at home.
The presenter:
Good, good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، دَخلتُ المسجد بين الأذان والإقامة في صلاة الفجر فصليت تحية المسجد، ثم سنة الصبح، فهل هذا جائز؟ — youtube.com
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