Greeting of the Sacred Mosque for the Resident in Makkah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is known that the greeting of the Sacred Mosque is tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah).
Answer:
Tawaf is for the one who arrives. As for the resident in Makkah, his greeting is like that of all other mosques: when he enters and wants to sit, he prays two rak'ahs.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is known that the greeting of the Sacred Mosque is tawaf (circumambulation of the Ka'bah).
Answer:
Tawaf is for the one who arrives. As for the resident in Makkah, his greeting is like that of all other mosques: when he enters and wants to sit, he prays two rak'ahs.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده الذي بلغ به من الجهال ما بلغ : الوسواس — islamhouse.com (58:56)
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