The Best Greeting of the Sacred Mosque for the Traveler and the Resident
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Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the best way to greet the Sacred Mosque? Does one pray two rak'ahs or perform tawaf around the House, and how many circuits does one perform?
Answer:
As for the one coming from a journey, he performs tawaf around the House; the greeting of the Sacred Mosque for the traveler is tawaf, which is the first thing he does upon arrival. As for the resident in Makkah, he has a choice: if he wishes, he performs tawaf when he enters the Sacred Mosque, and if he wishes, he prays the greeting of the mosque and sits. Yes.
May Allah reward you. What is the best way to greet the Sacred Mosque? Does one pray two rak'ahs or perform tawaf around the House, and how many circuits does one perform?
Answer:
As for the one coming from a journey, he performs tawaf around the House; the greeting of the Sacred Mosque for the traveler is tawaf, which is the first thing he does upon arrival. As for the resident in Makkah, he has a choice: if he wishes, he performs tawaf when he enters the Sacred Mosque, and if he wishes, he prays the greeting of the mosque and sits. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نصيحتكم لمَن ليس لديه وقت ويريد طلب العلم؟ وبأي كتاب يبدأ؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com (0:40)
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