The Sunnah of the Imam in Attending the Mosque and Greeting the Mosque
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the Sunnah regarding the imam? Does he come to the mosque early and then perform the greeting of the mosque? Or does he come at the time of the iqamah and lead the prayer directly?
Answer:
He does what is easier for him. Neither of these is obligatory upon him. He simply looks at what is easier and better for him. There is no specific meaning [to it]. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the Sunnah regarding the imam? Does he come to the mosque early and then perform the greeting of the mosque? Or does he come at the time of the iqamah and lead the prayer directly?
Answer:
He does what is easier for him. Neither of these is obligatory upon him. He simply looks at what is easier and better for him. There is no specific meaning [to it]. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 35 من 148|شرح كتاب المنتقى|الصلاة|بيان أنها الوسطى وما ورد في ذلك في غيرها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:12:15)
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