Does the Eid prayer area take on the ruling of a mosque regarding the greeting of the mosque, even if it is outside the village and walled?
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The questioner : Now, the second question: A book was sent to you regarding the two Eid prayers, with correct questions * questions about the two Eid prayers * and in the book, you mentioned the greeting of the mosque in the Eid mosque.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : As for us in the villages, there is a mosque that is outside the village and walled; is it better to perform the greeting of the mosque or
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Because when we prayed, many people criticized usThe Shaykh : The greeting of the mosque is prescribed in the Eid prayer area, just as it is in other mosques. I say: The Eid prayer area is like other mosques; if a person enters it, he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Even if it is outside the village, for example?
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it is outside the village, because it is a mosque.
The questioner : Whether it is walled or not.
The Shaykh : And the evidence for that is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prevented menstruating women from entering the prayer area.
And this indicates that it has the ruling of a mosque.
The questioner : And is it not criticized for one who leaves off the greeting?
The Shaykh : It is not criticized, because some scholars said: It has no greeting. But the stronger position is that it is prayed in, and that it has a greeting.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : As for us in the villages, there is a mosque that is outside the village and walled; is it better to perform the greeting of the mosque or
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Because when we prayed, many people criticized usThe Shaykh : The greeting of the mosque is prescribed in the Eid prayer area, just as it is in other mosques. I say: The Eid prayer area is like other mosques; if a person enters it, he does not sit until he prays two rak'ahs.
The questioner : Even if it is outside the village, for example?
The Shaykh : Yes, even if it is outside the village, because it is a mosque.
The questioner : Whether it is walled or not.
The Shaykh : And the evidence for that is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prevented menstruating women from entering the prayer area.
And this indicates that it has the ruling of a mosque.
The questioner : And is it not criticized for one who leaves off the greeting?
The Shaykh : It is not criticized, because some scholars said: It has no greeting. But the stronger position is that it is prayed in, and that it has a greeting.