Is it permissible to pray the two rak'ahs of greeting the mosque immediately before the Eid prayer, or not?

The questioner : Is it permissible to pray the greeting of the mosque immediately before the Eid prayer, or not?

The Shaykh : Yes, meaning, if a person enters the Eid prayer ground, is it recommended for him to pray two rak'ahs as a greeting to the mosque, or not? That is the meaning of the question.

The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : The answer is that he prays the greeting of the mosque and then sits until the imam arrives, based on the generality of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) . The Eid prayer ground is a mosque, and the evidence that it is a mosque is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the women to go out for the Eid prayer and ordered the menstruating women to stay away from the prayer ground, meaning the Eid prayer ground. If it were not a mosque, he would not have prevented them from entering it, nor would he have ordered them to stay away from it. If someone asks, "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not pray the Eid prayer without praying before it or after it?" The answer is yes, but when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the Eid prayer ground, he began the prayer, so the Eid prayer sufficed for the greeting of the mosque. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner from Libya, Muhammad Saleh, says.