The Ruling on the Greeting of the Mosque in the Times of Prohibition

Question:
The questioner asks: Regarding the greeting of the mosque, does the Shaykh say it is prayed at all times? What are the prohibited times? Why are they called prohibited times? And why are they considered rewarded? In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions and his followers.

Answer:
The greeting of the mosque is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded in his saying: "When one of you enters the mosque, let him not sit until he prays two rak'ahs." This is the greeting of the mosque. So if a person enters the mosque intending to sit in it, he prays two rak'ahs. They are a confirmed sunnah (recommended practice), not obligatory; they are merely a confirmed sunnah.
Performing it at times other than the prohibited times is agreed upon to be prescribed. As for the prohibited times, the scholars have differed. Some held that it is performed even in the prohibited times due to the generality of his saying: . Thus, it is among the prayers with a cause, which exist when their cause exists. Others said that it is not performed in the prohibited times due to the generality of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of prayer in these times, specifically voluntary prayers in these times, which includes the greeting of the mosque and others. Or, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and there is no prayer when the sun is rising until it has passed its zenith.
The scholars have differed on this issue, which is the greeting of the mosque in the prohibited times. One does not disapprove of the one who performs it, nor does one disapprove of the one who leaves it in these times, because the issue is a matter of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) and there is a possibility for both sides, each having evidence. So if one performs it, there is no disapproval of him, and if he leaves it, there is no disapproval of him. Yes.