The Ruling on Repeating the Prayer Between the Greeting of the Mosque and the Regular Voluntary Prayer of Fajr
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a man entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan and prayed four rak'ahs with two taslims. A person told him that the sunnah is to pray only two rak'ahs as the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr, which suffices for the greeting of the mosque. He said, "One is the greeting of the mosque and the other is the sunnah of Fajr, and there is no harm in absolute voluntary prayers." What is your answer?
Answer:
This is a mistake. If he entered the mosque at the time of the appearance of the dawn, the voluntary prayers have ended except for the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr. So he prays the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr, and if he intends that it suffices for the greeting of the mosque, then it suffices. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1. As for him repeating the prayer, saying "this is the greeting of the mosque and this is the regular voluntary prayer," this is a mistake. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a man entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan and prayed four rak'ahs with two taslims. A person told him that the sunnah is to pray only two rak'ahs as the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr, which suffices for the greeting of the mosque. He said, "One is the greeting of the mosque and the other is the sunnah of Fajr, and there is no harm in absolute voluntary prayers." What is your answer?
Answer:
This is a mistake. If he entered the mosque at the time of the appearance of the dawn, the voluntary prayers have ended except for the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr. So he prays the regular voluntary prayer of Fajr, and if he intends that it suffices for the greeting of the mosque, then it suffices. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى
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