If one enters during the second adhan on Friday, does he pray the greeting of the mosque?

The questioner : For example, if a man enters during the second adhan, does he respond as the mu'adhdhin does, or does he pray?

The Shaykh : The correct view is that he prays the greeting of the mosque in the mosque.

The questioner : First, that.

The Shaykh : He says: If he is able to respond, he should. However, according to the view of Shaykh al-Islama (may Allah have mercy on him), he may respond, because he holds that it is permissible to respond to the mu'adhdhin even if a person is praying. Shaykh al-Islama (may Allah have mercy on him) said that every dhikr whose cause is found in prayer is prescribed, such as sneezing, responding to the mu'adhdhin, and the like. As for the view that one does not respond while praying, we say that listening to the khutbah is more important than responding to the mu'adhdhin, because listening to the khutbah is obligatory, while responding to the mu'adhdhin is not obligatory. Furthermore, if he hastens to pray, the prayer of the people of the mosque is more appropriate than delaying it, and in doing so he gains two benefits: the first benefit is hastening, which is the principle in the greeting of the mosque, and the second benefit is being free to listen to the khutbah here.