The ruling on interrupting the greeting prayer of the mosque when the iqamah is called
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The questioner:
A question from a benefactor named al-Idrisi. He says: I am a resident of Jeddah, and I have performed the arrival tawaf and sa'y, then I returned to Makkah where I work as a driver, carrying passengers to Mina. I hope you will inform me whether it is permissible or forbidden to do so?
The Shaykh:
Where did he go, if Allah wills?
The questioner:
Al-Idrisi. And as for the one who performed 'Umrah but did not complete it, in that he performed tawaf, and during sa'y, after he had completed three rounds, the Maghrib adhan was called while he was in a state of ritual impurity, so he went to perform wudu', but he went and did not return, so he did not complete the sa'y, and he has not shortened his hair to this day. What is the ruling in that?
The Shaykh:
Women.
The questioner:
And he asks: What is the ruling for one who performed 'Umrah but did not complete it, because he circumambulated, and during the sa'y, after completing three rounds of his sa'y, the Maghrib adhan was called while he was in a state of minor ritual impurity, so he went to perform wudu', but... The question is about a man who enters the mosque, says the takbir (saying Allahu akbar) for the greeting of the mosque, and the iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer) is called. Does he complete the two rak'ahs (units of prayer), or not?
The Shaykh:
There is no sunnah that one interrupts, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 539Sahih (Al-Albani) No prayer except the obligatory one. So if one begins the prayer and the iqamah is called, he interrupts it and makes use of the obligatory prayer, except if he is in the last part of it and there is nothing left, it is permissible sometimes, or in the ruku', if there is nothing left, he interrupts what is in
A question from a benefactor named al-Idrisi. He says: I am a resident of Jeddah, and I have performed the arrival tawaf and sa'y, then I returned to Makkah where I work as a driver, carrying passengers to Mina. I hope you will inform me whether it is permissible or forbidden to do so?
The Shaykh:
Where did he go, if Allah wills?
The questioner:
Al-Idrisi. And as for the one who performed 'Umrah but did not complete it, in that he performed tawaf, and during sa'y, after he had completed three rounds, the Maghrib adhan was called while he was in a state of ritual impurity, so he went to perform wudu', but he went and did not return, so he did not complete the sa'y, and he has not shortened his hair to this day. What is the ruling in that?
The Shaykh:
Women.
The questioner:
And he asks: What is the ruling for one who performed 'Umrah but did not complete it, because he circumambulated, and during the sa'y, after completing three rounds of his sa'y, the Maghrib adhan was called while he was in a state of minor ritual impurity, so he went to perform wudu', but... The question is about a man who enters the mosque, says the takbir (saying Allahu akbar) for the greeting of the mosque, and the iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer) is called. Does he complete the two rak'ahs (units of prayer), or not?
The Shaykh:
There is no sunnah that one interrupts, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When the Iqamah for prayer is pronounced, do
إذا أقيمت الصلاة فلا
Source
فتاوى الحج - 1405 هـ — archive.org (1:44:36)
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