Entering the mosque after missing the congregation: Does one pray the obligatory prayer or the greeting of the mosque first?
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Question:
In another question, he says: When a worshipper enters the mosque, he sometimes finds that the worshippers have already finished their prayer. Does he pray the obligatory prayer directly, or does he pray the two rak'ahs of the greeting of the mosque before it?
Answer:
If he is waiting for the congregation, or he thinks, meaning he is waiting, and if he prays two voluntary rak'ahs while waiting for those who will arrive, that is better. However, if he does not expect anyone to come and does not know that there is anyone who will arrive, he should hasten to pray, and this suffices for the greeting of the mosque. Yes.
In another question, he says: When a worshipper enters the mosque, he sometimes finds that the worshippers have already finished their prayer. Does he pray the obligatory prayer directly, or does he pray the two rak'ahs of the greeting of the mosque before it?
Answer:
If he is waiting for the congregation, or he thinks, meaning he is waiting, and if he prays two voluntary rak'ahs while waiting for those who will arrive, that is better. However, if he does not expect anyone to come and does not know that there is anyone who will arrive, he should hasten to pray, and this suffices for the greeting of the mosque. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5462- دخل المسجد وقد فاتته الجماعة فهل يصلي الفرض أم تحية المسجد أولًا ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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