Rulings on the Festival Prayer and the Greeting of the Mosque
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The questioner:
What are the rulings, he says, regarding the Festival Prayer, since some people objected to me praying two units in the Festival Prayer area?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if one intends the greeting of the mosque, he does not pray before it or after it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Festival Prayer in the open desert, two units, and he did not pray before it or after it. This is the recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
The questioner:
And if one is in a mosque, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. One does not object to the one who prays the greeting of the mosque, not as a recommended practice (sunnah) for the festival, but as a greeting for the mosque, due to his saying:Bulugh al-Maram 2:138 Some people say there is no prayer before the festival prayer or after it, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not pray before it or after it. Yes.
What are the rulings, he says, regarding the Festival Prayer, since some people objected to me praying two units in the Festival Prayer area?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if one intends the greeting of the mosque, he does not pray before it or after it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed the Festival Prayer in the open desert, two units, and he did not pray before it or after it. This is the recommended practice (sunnah). Yes.
The questioner:
And if one is in a mosque, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. One does not object to the one who prays the greeting of the mosque, not as a recommended practice (sunnah) for the festival, but as a greeting for the mosque, due to his saying:
(ﷺ) said: "When one of you enters a mosque, he must not sit until he prays two Rak'ah."
صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتين،
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/012 — archive.org (16:41)
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