What is the greeting of the mosque in al-Masjid al-Haram? Is it the two rak'ahs or the tawaf around the House?
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The questioner : The greeting of the mosque for one who enters al-Bayt al-Haram?
The Shaykh : Al-Masjid al-Haram is like all other mosques; its greeting is two rak'ahs. However, this applies to someone who is not arriving for a pilgrimage. As for the one who arrives in Makkah for 'Umrah, he must perform tawaf and pray two rak'ahs behind the Maqam. He prays the two rak'ahs behind the Maqam, then performs sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah after the tawaf, and then exits the state of ihram. This is all. When he enters the mosque, he is not obligated to perform tawaf; he is obligated to pray two rak'ahs. Do you understand? There is no difference between al-Masjid al-Haram in this matter and the other mosques.
The Shaykh : Al-Masjid al-Haram is like all other mosques; its greeting is two rak'ahs. However, this applies to someone who is not arriving for a pilgrimage. As for the one who arrives in Makkah for 'Umrah, he must perform tawaf and pray two rak'ahs behind the Maqam. He prays the two rak'ahs behind the Maqam, then performs sa'y between al-Safa and al-Marwah after the tawaf, and then exits the state of ihram. This is all. When he enters the mosque, he is not obligated to perform tawaf; he is obligated to pray two rak'ahs. Do you understand? There is no difference between al-Masjid al-Haram in this matter and the other mosques.
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