Is it permissible for a man who enters the mosque after the adhan to pray the greeting of the mosque or the sunnah of the time?
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The Shaykh : The question.
The questioner : A man entered the mosque after the mu'adhdhin had called the adhan.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to pray the greeting of the mosque or the sunnah, or does he pray the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah together?
The Shaykh : Be patient, Abu Rida, I understood your question. Here, this person who enters has two options, one of which is permissible and the other is better. The permissible option is that he intends 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, just as you are saying. I intend in my heart, not with my tongue, because verbalizing 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, please.
The questioner : Which one does he start with?
The Shaykh : We did not mention that.
The questioner : If he does not combine them.
The Shaykh : Why not combine them? Why not kill two birds with one stone?
The questioner : Does he have to combine them?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory; it is better for him. Now, work takes an hour, listen, Professor, it takes hours. One person gives you ten pounds, another gives you fifteen. Would you say, "I will take ten, and who forced me to take fifteen?" No one would do that. So, you pray two rak'ahs with the intention of the greeting of the mosque and the intention of the sunnah of the time. You do not have the 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?
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The Shaykh : It is mentioned, it is mentioned, .
The questioner : A man entered the mosque after the mu'adhdhin had called the adhan.
The Shaykh : Very well.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to pray the greeting of the mosque or the sunnah, or does he pray the greeting of the mosque and the sunnah together?
The Shaykh : Be patient, Abu Rida, I understood your question. Here, this person who enters has two options, one of which is permissible and the other is better. The permissible option is that he intends 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, just as you are saying. I intend in my heart, not with my tongue, because verbalizing 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, please.
The questioner : Which one does he start with?
The Shaykh : We did not mention that.
The questioner : If he does not combine them.
The Shaykh : Why not combine them? Why not kill two birds with one stone?
The questioner : Does he have to combine them?
The Shaykh : It is not obligatory; it is better for him. Now, work takes an hour, listen, Professor, it takes hours. One person gives you ten pounds, another gives you fifteen. Would you say, "I will take ten, and who forced me to take fifteen?" No one would do that. So, you pray two rak'ahs with the intention of the greeting of the mosque and the intention of the sunnah of the time. You do not have the 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?
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The Shaykh : It is mentioned, it is mentioned,