The ruling on the greeting of the mosque if one leaves the mosque with the intention of returning
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Is it obligatory to repeat the greeting of the mosque if one repeatedly leaves the mosque?
It is not obligatory. If a person intends to return shortly, it is not required, just as if he went out to perform ablution or went out to speak to someone; he is not required to repeat it. However, if he went out with the intention of not returning, then if he returns, even by a single step, he should pray the greeting of the mosque. Thus, there is a distinction between one who returns shortly and one who went out not to return shortly. The former does not need to pray the greeting of the mosque,And the second: He should pray the greeting of the mosque even if he has not taken more than a single step.
And in your expression: The word "obligatory" should not be understood to mean that it is obligatory in the sense that a person sins by leaving it off, for it appears that the greeting of the mosque is not obligatory, but it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah) that a person should not leave off.
It is not obligatory. If a person intends to return shortly, it is not required, just as if he went out to perform ablution or went out to speak to someone; he is not required to repeat it. However, if he went out with the intention of not returning, then if he returns, even by a single step, he should pray the greeting of the mosque. Thus, there is a distinction between one who returns shortly and one who went out not to return shortly. The former does not need to pray the greeting of the mosque,And the second: He should pray the greeting of the mosque even if he has not taken more than a single step.
And in your expression: The word "obligatory" should not be understood to mean that it is obligatory in the sense that a person sins by leaving it off, for it appears that the greeting of the mosque is not obligatory, but it is a confirmed recommended practice (sunnah) that a person should not leave off.