The ruling on the greeting of the mosque when the iqamah is near
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Question:
Finally, among my questions, some people say: Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, when they enter the mosque near the time of the iqamah, they stand waiting for the imam to arrive and leave off the greeting of the mosque. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
When the prayer is called for, it is not permissible to pray a voluntary prayer, neither the greeting of the mosque nor the rawatib. When the prayer is called for, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 421Sahih (Darussalam)
Finally, among my questions, some people say: Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, when they enter the mosque near the time of the iqamah, they stand waiting for the imam to arrive and leave off the greeting of the mosque. What is the ruling on this action?
Answer:
When the prayer is called for, it is not permissible to pray a voluntary prayer, neither the greeting of the mosque nor the rawatib. When the prayer is called for, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When the Iqamah has been called for the Salat then there is no Salat except the obligatory.
إذا أقيمت الصلاة فلا صلاة إلا المكتوبة
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/167 — archive.org (5:26)
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