Sitting in the mosque during the prohibited times without praying
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The questioner:
If one enters the mosque during the time of prohibition and sits without praying two rak'ahs, does he follow the imam or does he go against the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
There is no blame, because a group of scholars hold that he should sit.
The questioner:
And that is better.
The Shaykh:
The better course is that he does not sit but prays two rak'ahs; because it is one of the prayers with a cause. If Maghrib comes before the sun sets, he prays two rak'ahs and sits; this is the better course. And if he has doubt, uncertainty, or hesitation, there is no blame. Yes. Yes.
If one enters the mosque during the time of prohibition and sits without praying two rak'ahs, does he follow the imam or does he go against the Sunnah?
The Shaykh:
There is no blame, because a group of scholars hold that he should sit.
The questioner:
And that is better.
The Shaykh:
The better course is that he does not sit but prays two rak'ahs; because it is one of the prayers with a cause. If Maghrib comes before the sun sets, he prays two rak'ahs and sits; this is the better course. And if he has doubt, uncertainty, or hesitation, there is no blame. Yes. Yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (23:56)
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