Where do we pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr, at home or in the mosque after the greeting of the mosque?
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The questioner : This questioner from Sudan asks: Where do we pray the two rak'ahs of Fajr, at home or in the mosque after the greeting of the mosque?
The Shaykh : Let it be known that the best place to pray, other than the obligatory prayer, is for a person to pray in his home, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): This is because prayer in the home is further removed from showing off, and because prayer in the home, if there is someone in the home other than this worshipper, encourages the others to pray and the children learn about it, and there is blessing for this home. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 2042Sahih (Al-Albani).
If one does not pray at home out of fear that the prayer will be called, for example, and he arrives at the mosque before the iqamah, he prays the rawatib, and this suffices for the greeting of the mosque. There is no need to pray the greeting of the mosque and then the rawatib, especially if the time for the iqamah is near. The rawatib suffices for the greeting of the mosque, and the obligatory prayer suffices for the greeting of the mosque.
If it happens that he begins the rawatib and then the iqamah is called, if he is in the first rak'ah, let him cut it off, meaning he cuts off the rawatib. If he is in the second rak'ah, he completes it briefly, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Muwatta Malik 1:15.
The Shaykh : Let it be known that the best place to pray, other than the obligatory prayer, is for a person to pray in his home, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
The best prayer of a man is in his home, except for the obligatory prayer.
أفضل صلاة المرأ في بيته إلا المكتوبةDo not make your houses graves
لا تجعلوا بيوتكم قبوراًIf one does not pray at home out of fear that the prayer will be called, for example, and he arrives at the mosque before the iqamah, he prays the rawatib, and this suffices for the greeting of the mosque. There is no need to pray the greeting of the mosque and then the rawatib, especially if the time for the iqamah is near. The rawatib suffices for the greeting of the mosque, and the obligatory prayer suffices for the greeting of the mosque.
If it happens that he begins the rawatib and then the iqamah is called, if he is in the first rak'ah, let him cut it off, meaning he cuts off the rawatib. If he is in the second rak'ah, he completes it briefly, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):