Is the greeting of entering al-Masjid al-Haram two rak'ahs of prayer or tawaf?
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The questioner : Is the greeting of entering al-Masjid al-Haram two rak'ahs of prayer or tawaf?
The Shaykh : Al-Masjid al-Haram is like any other mosque. Whoever enters to pray, to listen to the remembrance of Allah, or for a similar intention,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : he prays two rak'ahs like in any other mosque, based on the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 1167 As for the one who enters to perform tawaf, such as a person performing 'Umrah who enters to perform the tawaf of 'Umrah, or to perform tawaf voluntarily, in this case the tawaf suffices in place of the two rak'ahs of greeting the mosque, because when he performs tawaf, he will pray two rak'ahs after the tawaf. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Al-Masjid al-Haram is like any other mosque. Whoever enters to pray, to listen to the remembrance of Allah, or for a similar intention,
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : he prays two rak'ahs like in any other mosque, based on the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينThe questioner : May Allah reward you.