A man entered the mosque after the adhan; should he pray the greeting of the mosque or the sunnah of the time?
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The questioner : A man entered the mosque after the mu'adhdhin had called the adhan.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to pray the greeting of the mosque or the sunnah? Or should he pray the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah together?
The Shaykh : Be patient, Abu Rida. I understood your question. For this person who enters, there are two options; one is permissible and the other is better. The permissible option is for him to intend to pray the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah of the time, performing one act with two intentions. For example: I entered during the time of the midday prayer after the adhan, as you are saying, and I intend in my heart, not with my tongue; because vocalizing the intention is a religious innovation. I intend in my heart to pray two rak'ahs for Allah, which are the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah of the time; this is permissible. This is the first matter. The other matter, which is better, is...
The questioner : ...he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque and two rak'ahs as the sunnah...
The Shaykh : Yes, right now.
The questioner : Which one does he start with?
The Shaykh : We did not say.
The questioner : If he does not want to combine them.
The Shaykh : Why not combine them? Why not kill two birds with one stone?
The questioner : Does that mean he must combine them, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It is not required; it is better for him, meaning. Now, you work eight hours in it.
The questioner : A second question.
The Shaykh : Listen, Professor, you work eight hours in it. One person gives you ten pounds, and another gives you fifteen. You say: I will take ten, and who forced me to take fifteen? No one does that. So, you pray two rak'ahs with the intention of the greeting of the mosque and the intention of the sunnah of the midday prayer. You do not have that time that would allow you to pray two rak'ahs for the greeting and two rak'ahs for the sunnah of the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
...
The Shaykh : Is it possible?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is possible,.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to pray the greeting of the mosque or the sunnah? Or should he pray the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah together?
The Shaykh : Be patient, Abu Rida. I understood your question. For this person who enters, there are two options; one is permissible and the other is better. The permissible option is for him to intend to pray the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah of the time, performing one act with two intentions. For example: I entered during the time of the midday prayer after the adhan, as you are saying, and I intend in my heart, not with my tongue; because vocalizing the intention is a religious innovation. I intend in my heart to pray two rak'ahs for Allah, which are the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah of the time; this is permissible. This is the first matter. The other matter, which is better, is...
The questioner : ...he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque and two rak'ahs as the sunnah...
The Shaykh : Yes, right now.
The questioner : Which one does he start with?
The Shaykh : We did not say.
The questioner : If he does not want to combine them.
The Shaykh : Why not combine them? Why not kill two birds with one stone?
The questioner : Does that mean he must combine them, is that not so?
The Shaykh : It is not required; it is better for him, meaning. Now, you work eight hours in it.
The questioner : A second question.
The Shaykh : Listen, Professor, you work eight hours in it. One person gives you ten pounds, and another gives you fifteen. You say: I will take ten, and who forced me to take fifteen? No one does that. So, you pray two rak'ahs with the intention of the greeting of the mosque and the intention of the sunnah of the midday prayer. You do not have that time that would allow you to pray two rak'ahs for the greeting and two rak'ahs for the sunnah of the midday prayer.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
...
The Shaykh : Is it possible?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is possible,
Actions are only by intentions
إنما الأعمال بالنيات
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