The Ruling on Performing the Greeting of the Mosque and the Two Rak'ahs of Wudu' in the Times of Prohibition

Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to perform the greeting of the mosque and the two rak'ahs of wudu' in the times of prohibition?

Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. Some scholars consider the greeting of the mosque and the two rak'ahs of wudu' to be prayers with a specific cause, stating that they are performed at any time when the cause is present, just as the eclipse prayer is performed when its cause occurs. Others focus on the prohibition and generalize it to all times, thereby forbidding these prayers during the times of prohibition. Thus, the issue is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge. Therefore, one should not criticize the one who performs them, nor the one who leaves them off, because each group relies on evidence. This is the case where there is no harsh dispute or censure; there is no censure in matters of independent legal reasoning. Yes.