What is the ruling on tawaf and prayer upon entering the Haram?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible to perform tawaf and the prayer of greeting the mosque at the same time, or does one perform tawaf for every entry or prayer? And is each of them obligatory?
Answer:
Tawaf is the greeting of the one who arrives; the first thing the one who comes to Makkah begins with is tawaf. As for the resident, he prays two rak'ahs and sits if he wishes to sit; he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, like any other mosque, if he wishes to sit. It is only tawaf that serves as the greeting of the one who arrives; the first thing he does upon his arrival is that his greeting is tawaf. Yes.
He asks: Is it permissible to perform tawaf and the prayer of greeting the mosque at the same time, or does one perform tawaf for every entry or prayer? And is each of them obligatory?
Answer:
Tawaf is the greeting of the one who arrives; the first thing the one who comes to Makkah begins with is tawaf. As for the resident, he prays two rak'ahs and sits if he wishes to sit; he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, like any other mosque, if he wishes to sit. It is only tawaf that serves as the greeting of the one who arrives; the first thing he does upon his arrival is that his greeting is tawaf. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الطواف والصلاة لدخول الحرم؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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