Greeting the Mosque and the Regular Voluntary Prayer upon Entering the Mosque
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the best if a person enters the mosque? Does he pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and then perform the regular voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh:
Which is better?
The questioner:
What is the best if a person enters the mosque: does he pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque and then follow it with the regular voluntary prayer, or is it sufficient for him to perform the regular voluntary prayer directly?
The Shaykh:
It is better and more complete for him to respond to both greetings. If he limits himself to one, intending it to be both the regular voluntary prayer and the greeting of the mosque, that is also sufficient. However, it is better for him to perform this one separately and that one separately. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the best if a person enters the mosque? Does he pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, and then perform the regular voluntary prayer?
The Shaykh:
Which is better?
The questioner:
What is the best if a person enters the mosque: does he pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque and then follow it with the regular voluntary prayer, or is it sufficient for him to perform the regular voluntary prayer directly?
The Shaykh:
It is better and more complete for him to respond to both greetings. If he limits himself to one, intending it to be both the regular voluntary prayer and the greeting of the mosque, that is also sufficient. However, it is better for him to perform this one separately and that one separately. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [9] — alfawzan.live (1:20:33)
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