Greeting those seated in the mosque after the prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man enters the mosque and finds a group of people sitting before the prayer, he greets them. But when he leaves after the prayer, does he also greet them? I do greet them, but some people objected to me and said that this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man enters the mosque and finds a group of people sitting before the prayer, he greets them. But when he leaves after the prayer, does he also greet them? I do greet them, but some people objected to me and said that this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
No. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The first is not more deserving than the second,
ليست الأولى بأولى من الثانية،
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفتنة نوعان : فتنة الشبهات وهي أعظم الفتنتين وفتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:02:16)
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