The Ruling on the Greeting of the Mosque
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The Shaykh:
Pray with the people and follow the imam. Pray with the people and follow the imam. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the greeting of the mosque obligatory?
The Shaykh:
No, the greeting of the mosque is one of the acts with a specific cause, and it is a sunnah (recommended practice)Sahih al-Bukhari 1167 so it is a sunnah. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The Bedouin to whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about the five prayers, he said to himSunan an-Nasa'i 458Sahih (Darussalam) Yes. This indicates that only the five prayers are obligatory. Yes.
Pray with the people and follow the imam. Pray with the people and follow the imam. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the greeting of the mosque obligatory?
The Shaykh:
No, the greeting of the mosque is one of the acts with a specific cause, and it is a sunnah (recommended practice)
If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The Bedouin to whom the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed about the five prayers, he said to him
Do I have to do anything else?' He said: 'No, unless you do it voluntarily.'
يا رسول الله هل علي غيرها؟ قال لا الا ان تطوع.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الإيصاء بما يدخله النيابة من خلافة وعتاقة ومحاكمة في نسب وغيره — islamhouse.com (1:11:38)
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