What is the ruling on praying the greeting of the mosque after renewing the ablution?
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Question:
The questioner says: If I am inside the mosque and then I go out for some need, such as the restroom, is it obligatory for me to pray the two rak'ahs of the greeting of the mosque when I return?
Answer:
If you leave the mosque with the intention of returning, you are in the ruling of one who remains in the mosque, so you do not pray the greeting of the mosque when you enter, because you left with the intention of returning, so you are like one who is sitting in the mosque. The greeting of the mosque is for one who enters it for the first time intending to sit in it. Yes. And if you pray extra, that is good. If you pray extra, that is good, but this is not called the greeting of the mosque; it is called a voluntary prayer. Yes.
The questioner says: If I am inside the mosque and then I go out for some need, such as the restroom, is it obligatory for me to pray the two rak'ahs of the greeting of the mosque when I return?
Answer:
If you leave the mosque with the intention of returning, you are in the ruling of one who remains in the mosque, so you do not pray the greeting of the mosque when you enter, because you left with the intention of returning, so you are like one who is sitting in the mosque. The greeting of the mosque is for one who enters it for the first time intending to sit in it. Yes. And if you pray extra, that is good. If you pray extra, that is good, but this is not called the greeting of the mosque; it is called a voluntary prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم صلاة تحية المسجد بعد إعادة الوضوء؟ — youtube.com
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