Is it established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he entered the mosque, prayed two rak'ahs other than the greeting of the mosque, and sat down?

The questioner : Is it established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he entered the mosque, prayed two rak'ahs other than the greeting of the mosque, and sat down?

The Shaykh : Other than the greeting of the mosque?

The questioner : And sat down.

The Shaykh : And sat down?

The questioner : Yes, until he prays the greeting of the mosque, meaning, there is a hadith in Sahih Muslim that passed by me that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he arrived from a journey, arrived in the middle of the forenoon, and the first thing he would begin with was the voluntary prayer, so he would pray two rak'ahs.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : So Imam al-Nawawi says about the hadith: It is the sunnah of arrival, not the sunnah of the greeting of the mosque which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded every person entering the mosque to perform.

The Shaykh: All right.

The questioner : So he was content with that, so we said that the Messenger did not pray other than these two rak'ahs.

The Shaykh : Because he arrived from a journey, so the first thing he would begin with, he would begin with the mosque, praying two rak'ahs.

The questioner : Wasn't he supposed to pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque, then the sunnah of arrival? And this...

Another questioner : Cite your evidence.

The questioner : And is it established...

Another questioner : My brother, no...

The Shaykh : Be patient, be patient.

The questioner : Be patient, my brother, let us read the hadith.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Is it established that he combined, meaning, joined the sunnah of the greeting of the mosque with the sunnah of arrival?

The Shaykh : My brother, this question applies to all the different schools of thought on the subject. Neither this nor that has been reported. This issue is among the issues that are derived through independent legal reasoning (ijtihad); because there is no explicit text on it. I mean, you don't think, don't think that when you ask if the combination was reported, you are at ease; because your opponent will also face you: Was the non-combination reported? Your answer is like our answer, and our answer is like yours. We do not have, neither in this hadith nor in any other, that the Messenger (peace be upon him) combined them or did not combine them. We do not have that.
So it is taken through the path of independent legal reasoning and derivation. When there is a hadith of combination, Abu Yusuf would not speak on the subject at all. And when there is a hadith that the Messenger did not combine, al-Albani would not speak a single word either. But the issue is that there is no explicit text, and since there is no explicit text, it is necessary for the Muslims, as the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did in the past, and as the Salafis should specifically be in the present, that if there is no explicit text in an issue, it is not necessary to create confusion and dispute between the two differing individuals or groups in the case. Rather, as is narrated from Hasan al-Banna (may Allah have mercy on him): "Cast your word and walk." Clarify, Abu Yusuf, what you have, and do not stop and get tangled up in it. Clarify, al-Albani, what you have, and do not get tangled up in it or hold back. Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will guide to His light whom He wills.
So our viewpoint on the subject, and it is the viewpoint of many scholars who permit combining two intentions in one act, is that here he is rewarded for this intention that he held in his mind; because if it had been available to him, or if he had been active for it, he would have performed this intention, so ten more good deeds were written for him. This is our viewpoint, and it is not binding on others at all, and we do not fight over it, and others must not fight over it ever; it is a viewpoint.
This is regarding the previous issue. As for the topic of the greeting of the mosque, Abu Yusuf is most wrong on this topic; because our brother Nasser here opposed him. But we must be careful in understanding each other.

The questioner : Why did he oppose him? It is possible...

The Shaykh : No, don't interrupt, be careful, Professor. I am speaking, I am speaking.

The questioner: Go ahead.

The Shaykh : I say that he opposed you by saying that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: just as he said: , so you negated, with the hadith , that one should pray a prayer called the greeting of the mosque, which is considered by some jurists to be among the prayers with a cause. You negated the greeting of the mosque with this hadith; because he said: .
So, you negate, this is what Professor Nasser here says, you negate that a man entered the mosque after the 'Asr prayer to pray two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque; see, is this what came to his mind correct? So you also negate the greeting of the mosque in the time of dislike, whatever time it is, whether it was? Please answer me.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Look.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Allow me, allow me.

The questioner: Go ahead.

The Shaykh : Look, when I am with you in a lawful seclusion, of course, take your time in speaking as you wish, but we have people who want to understand from us what we are saying in the shortest way, so like ; do you negate the greeting of the mosque?

The questioner : No... I do not negate any of them.

The Shaykh : Okay, the matter is finished.

Another questioner : But why? What... viewpoint...

The Shaykh : Be patient, be patient, be patient a little.

Another questioner: Go ahead.

The Shaykh : Do not demolish his error with an error of your own. He erred; he should not have spoken, do you see how?

The questioner : I erred...

The Shaykh : The point is...

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : So since you say you permit a prayer with a cause after 'Asr; likewise you permit a prayer with a cause after Fajr; correct?

The questioner : This is correct, but two problems arise for me.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : The first problem is that it was reported in the Sunnah that the prayers with a cause are prayed after 'Asr, but as for Fajr, it has never been established for me, not even now, that the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him) or any of the Companions, after the Fajr adhan, prayed four rak'ahs.

The Shaykh : Where was it reported for you after 'Asr?

The questioner : He did not pray except two rak'ahs, and he would lie on his side until... everything that was reported, we did not see, what was not narrated.

The Shaykh : Yes, my brother.

The questioner : After 'Asr, it was narrated that he prayed.

The Shaykh : Allow me, what is the question? What are you answering? May Allah guide you, what are you answering? I did not understand the question yet.
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The Shaykh : You have a hadith that the Messenger prayed.

The questioner : In this period.

The Shaykh : I am asking him and he is speaking.

The questioner : Yes, one who does not perform witr, is it permissible for him to perform witr after Fajr? I delayed the witr and I fell asleep, I did not wake up until he was saying: "Allahu Akbar" for Fajr; is it permissible for me to perform witr?

Another questioner : No, who told you?

The questioner : I am telling you.

Another questioner : The Companions who used to perform witr.

The questioner : I am...

The Shaykh : That is not it, that is not the question, you are saying.

The questioner : He prayed twelve rak'ahs of the forenoon...

The Shaykh : Abu Yusuf, you are saying, you are saying: Is it permissible to pray the greeting of the mosque after 'Asr?

The questioner : Yes?

The Shaykh : Is the greeting of the mosque permissible after 'Asr? Until when? Until before the setting of the sun?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Until before the setting of the sun.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Okay, do you have a hadith of the Messenger doing that?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Do you have a hadith, our brothers, do you have a hadith of the Messenger doing that?

The questioner : I have, instead of praying after 'Asr.

The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, I am not asking you if you have evidence? I am asking you if you have a hadith that the Messenger did that?

The questioner : I do not have one, whether he did it or approved the act, may Allah bless you.

The Shaykh : This is your specific question. If you are saying: It is not permissible for the one who entered the mosque after the Fajr adhan to pray the greeting of the mosque; are you coming to ask if there is a hadith that the Messenger prayed the greeting of the mosque after Fajr? We, do not rush, we turned your question back on you in the same way and style as yours. Do you have a hadith that the Messenger prayed the greeting of the mosque before the setting of the sun after 'Asr? Do you have a hadith?

The questioner : No, I do not have one.

The Shaykh : So how did you permit that?

The questioner : I permitted it because it was done in his presence and he remained silent about it.

The Shaykh : Where was it done in his presence? Do you have a hadith that the greeting of the mosque was done in his presence?

The questioner : He entered the mosque and greeted him, he entered and prayed and said to him: .

Another questioner : When was that?

Eid Abbasi : After the afternoon prayer.

The Shaykh : Be patient, everyone, the heat has started in the assembly now, and this is one of the wonders of Abu Yusuf's strength that he transfers his heat...

Another questioner : ... .

The questioner : Why don't you leave me alone, yes, may Allah be pleased with you.

The questioner : We want to leave you in Syria, we are here clarifying that you are conspire against us!!
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The Shaykh : My brother, you are rushing.

The questioner : O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : You are rushing.

The questioner : I am...

The Shaykh : You are rushing, be patient.

The questioner: Oh, teacher.

The Shaykh : May Allah improve my condition and yours.

The questioner : O Allah, amen.

The Shaykh : Be patient, you are saying that the Messenger approved, you are rushing, where is it? Where is the hadith?

The questioner : We have evidence that it was prayed.

The Shaykh : When I mentioned to you a hadith in "Sunan Abu Dawud" and you told me it was not there, you rushed off to get the book. Bring me the book now. It is in a hadith where the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man praying the greeting of the mosque after the 'Asr prayer and he approved of it. What is this hadith? This is due to your haste.

The questioner : I am telling you what was prayed after the 'Asr... it is not a condition that it be so.

Another questioner : ... the witr prayer.

The Shaykh : No, it is the same issue.

Another questioner : The hadith is about the witr prayer.

The Shaykh : My brother, his statement is established. If someone wants to say a word that is not...

The questioner : Now, Professor, meaning a brief word, excuse me, can we say: The greeting of the mosque after Fajr is one of the prayers with a specific cause and is prayed.

The Shaykh : Yes, of course.
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The Shaykh : Now, Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You.
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The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Did you not shorten the greeting?

The questioner : I did not shorten the greeting.

The Shaykh : It would not be that you performed the greeting.

The questioner : Would it be that you contradicted the hadith?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : You shortened the two rak'ahs of the hadith.

The Shaykh : But what is the intent of this? What is the intent of it? I mean, the hadith has a literal meaning and an implied meaning. Its literal meaning is that you pray two rak'ahs.