The Two Rak'ahs of Masjid Quba and the Greeting of the Mosque
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The questioner:
The two rak'ahs of Masjid Quba; do they consider them as the greeting of the mosque, or do they not differ on this?
The Shaykh:
No, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for 'Umrah and for visiting. It is not the greeting of the mosque. The greeting of the mosque is for the person who sits in the mosque and prays the greeting. As for the one who intends to pray in it, this is called the greeting and is called the recommended practice of visiting the mosque. He did not come for the greeting; he came for the prayer. Yes. He can combine the intention for both. If he did not intend the greeting of the mosque, he comes to pray, and praise be to Allah.
The two rak'ahs of Masjid Quba; do they consider them as the greeting of the mosque, or do they not differ on this?
The Shaykh:
No, it is a recommended practice (sunnah) for 'Umrah and for visiting. It is not the greeting of the mosque. The greeting of the mosque is for the person who sits in the mosque and prays the greeting. As for the one who intends to pray in it, this is called the greeting and is called the recommended practice of visiting the mosque. He did not come for the greeting; he came for the prayer. Yes. He can combine the intention for both. If he did not intend the greeting of the mosque, he comes to pray, and praise be to Allah.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ الشرح الأول ]، بداية من باب التحفظ من الغيبة واللغو وما يقول إذا شتم — islamhouse.com (41:39)
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