The ruling on the greeting of the mosque before sunset
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Question:
Some scholars say that if one enters shortly before the time of Maghrib, he should wait and not sit down or pray.
Answer:
He should not pray until he has entered the mosque, and there is no harm if he enters the mosque even before sunset; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saidSahih al-Bukhari 1167, and the narrator said Jami` at-Tirmidhi 316Sahih (Darussalam). This is general for the beginning of the time and the end of it. Here, he does not sit down again. He does not pray two rak'ahs and then sit; he does not burden himself, nor does he tire himself. Yes.
Some scholars say that if one enters shortly before the time of Maghrib, he should wait and not sit down or pray.
Answer:
He should not pray until he has entered the mosque, and there is no harm if he enters the mosque even before sunset; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said
If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينlet him perform two Rak'ah before sitting
فليركع ركعتين قبل أن يجلس
Source
أجزاء من مجموع فتاوى ابن تيمية بتعليق ابن باز، بداية من فصل : والمعادة إذا أقيمت الصلاة وهو في المسجد تعاد في وقت النهي — islamhouse.com (6:44)
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