Greeting the Sacred House for those who are not performing Hajj or 'Umrah, and its evidence
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The questioner:
What is the greeting of the Sacred House for one who is not performing 'Umrah or Hajj, in detail? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
When a person arrives in Makkah, whether he is a pilgrim performing Hajj, a pilgrim performing 'Umrah, or otherwise, the first thing he does upon arriving in Makkah is to greet the House by performing tawaf (circumambulation). He begins with tawaf first, then prays two rak'ahs. As for the resident of Makkah or one who stays there after his travel, the Masjid al-Haram is like other mosques; its greeting is to pray two rak'ahs before sitting down. Yes.
The questioner:
Perhaps he is asking about the evidence. He says: Even if we debate some of the brothers, what is the evidence? He says: We know that the hadith that the greeting of the House is tawaf is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Is there any other evidence?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he first arrived, began with tawaf. When he first arrived for the 'Umrah of al-Qada', and in his other 'Umrahs, the first thing he began with was tawaf. He did not stand to pray. He says: There is no evidence. It is he who does not know the evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
All right.
What is the greeting of the Sacred House for one who is not performing 'Umrah or Hajj, in detail? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
When a person arrives in Makkah, whether he is a pilgrim performing Hajj, a pilgrim performing 'Umrah, or otherwise, the first thing he does upon arriving in Makkah is to greet the House by performing tawaf (circumambulation). He begins with tawaf first, then prays two rak'ahs. As for the resident of Makkah or one who stays there after his travel, the Masjid al-Haram is like other mosques; its greeting is to pray two rak'ahs before sitting down. Yes.
The questioner:
Perhaps he is asking about the evidence. He says: Even if we debate some of the brothers, what is the evidence? He says: We know that the hadith that the greeting of the House is tawaf is not authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Is there any other evidence?
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he first arrived, began with tawaf. When he first arrived for the 'Umrah of al-Qada', and in his other 'Umrahs, the first thing he began with was tawaf. He did not stand to pray. He says: There is no evidence. It is he who does not know the evidence. Yes.
The presenter:
All right.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-037-الفرق بين التيسير الشرعي والمعاصر|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (50:47)
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