Sitting in the mosque during the prohibited times without praying
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I enter the mosque during a prohibited time and sit down without praying because I forgot, do I have to get up and pray, or not, since it is a prohibited time?
The Shaykh:
If you sat down, the time has passed, so one does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. But since you sat down, the occasion has passed. The prayer for entering the mosque to sit is a recommended practice (sunnah), not an obligation. Praise be to Allah, there is no strictness in it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Outside the prohibited times, it is not obligatory. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If I enter the mosque during a prohibited time and sit down without praying because I forgot, do I have to get up and pray, or not, since it is a prohibited time?
The Shaykh:
If you sat down, the time has passed, so one does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs. But since you sat down, the occasion has passed. The prayer for entering the mosque to sit is a recommended practice (sunnah), not an obligation. Praise be to Allah, there is no strictness in it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Outside the prohibited times, it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (1:03:07)
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