Greeting of the Mosque after 'Asr
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Question:
This questioner says: I entered the mosque one hour after 'Asr. Should I pray the greeting of the mosque or not?
Answer:
This answer and this question have been presented before. Yes, if one enters the mosque after 'Asr, he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting. There is no time of prohibition for it. The sunnah of the greeting is permissible in the time of prohibition. If one enters the mosque after 'Asr or after Fajr, he prays two rak'ahs before sitting, except in this mosque. If he wishes, he may perform tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) and then pray two rak'ahs. If he wishes, he may sit after his tawaf, then pray two rak'ahs and then sit. The sunnah of the greeting applies even after 'Asr or after Subh, after Fajr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
This questioner says: I entered the mosque one hour after 'Asr. Should I pray the greeting of the mosque or not?
Answer:
This answer and this question have been presented before. Yes, if one enters the mosque after 'Asr, he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting. There is no time of prohibition for it. The sunnah of the greeting is permissible in the time of prohibition. If one enters the mosque after 'Asr or after Fajr, he prays two rak'ahs before sitting, except in this mosque. If he wishes, he may perform tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah) and then pray two rak'ahs. If he wishes, he may sit after his tawaf, then pray two rak'ahs and then sit. The sunnah of the greeting applies even after 'Asr or after Subh, after Fajr. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ١ — archive.org (55:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.