The Ruling on the Greeting of the Mosque
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The questioner:
I heard some of the people of literature say that the greeting of the mosque is not obligatory, but rather it is a recommended practice, and he said that this is the view of the Zahirites and the choice of Islam. What is the correctness of that?
The Shaykh:
This is correct, yes. The greeting of the mosque is not obligatory; it is a recommended sunnah. No one has said it is obligatory, except perhaps the people of the Zahir school (Zahirites), yes.
The questioner:
I say to myself.
The Shaykh:
The Bedouin whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught the five prayers said, as the Bedouin did,Sunan an-Nasa'i 458Sahih (Darussalam) which indicates that any prayer other than the five prayers is voluntary and not obligatory, and this includes the greeting of the mosque, yes.
I heard some of the people of literature say that the greeting of the mosque is not obligatory, but rather it is a recommended practice, and he said that this is the view of the Zahirites and the choice of Islam. What is the correctness of that?
The Shaykh:
This is correct, yes. The greeting of the mosque is not obligatory; it is a recommended sunnah. No one has said it is obligatory, except perhaps the people of the Zahir school (Zahirites), yes.
The questioner:
I say to myself.
The Shaykh:
The Bedouin whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught the five prayers said, as the Bedouin did,
Do I have to do anything else?' He said: 'No, unless you do it voluntarily.'
هل علي غيرها؟ قال لا الا ان تطوع
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 08 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / من ترك الحكم بكتاب الله / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:27)
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