Do the two rak'ahs of Fajr suffice in place of the two rak'ahs of the greeting of the mosque?

The questioner : Do the regular voluntary prayers (rawatib), such as the two rak'ahs of Fajr for example, suffice in place of the two rak'ahs of the greeting of the mosque?

The Shaykh : If one intends with them the greeting of the mosque, that is better than the sunnah of the time, and that is permissible. The reverse is not the case; I mean, when the greeting of the mosque is stronger than the sunnah of the time to the extent that some people say it is obligatory, and we agree with them. Therefore, one should intend the greeting of the mosque first and foremost, and then intend the sunnah of the time, not the reverse. That is, it is not permissible to intend the sunnah prayer first and the greeting as a secondary intention. No, because the greeting is stronger than the sunnah. The weaker is included in the stronger, but not the reverse. This is a matter of both material and spiritual reality at the same time.