The Greeting of the Mosque Before the Maghrib Adhan and the Time of Prohibition
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The questioner:
He says: Shaykh, if I entered the mosque a quarter of an hour or ten minutes before the Maghrib adhan, and according to my knowledge this is a prohibited time, should I pray the greeting of the mosque, or should I sit and read the Qur'an without praying?
The Shaykh:
Both are permissible; there is no blame in either.
The questioner:
I prayed in accordance with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1167. So the hadith
The Shaykh:
is general. And if you sat, in accordance with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 1249Sahih (Darussalam), then you are also on the right path. So you are doing well, if Allah wills, whether you sat or prayed, because in both cases you do not depart from the evidence.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
He says: Shaykh, if I entered the mosque a quarter of an hour or ten minutes before the Maghrib adhan, and according to my knowledge this is a prohibited time, should I pray the greeting of the mosque, or should I sit and read the Qur'an without praying?
The Shaykh:
Both are permissible; there is no blame in either.
The questioner:
I prayed in accordance with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينThe Shaykh:
is general. And if you sat, in accordance with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
There is no prayer after the ‘Asr until the sun has set
لا صلاة بعد العصر حتى تغرب الشمسThe presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/202 — archive.org (17:26)
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