If a man enters the mosque and wants to drink, should he sit to drink, or should he pray the greeting of the mosque, or should he drink while standing?
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The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : By saying, "Oh Shaykh!"
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The student : Sometimes when I enter the mosque, I am thirsty, and I have not yet prayed the greeting of the mosque. Should I drink while sitting, or should I prioritize the prayer?
The Shaykh : Your question is not clear.
The questioner : When I enter the mosque.
The Shaykh : Do not repeat the question; change the question!
The questioner : I will phrase it in another way, okay? When I enter the mosque and I want to drink, I am drinking while sitting, and I have not yet prayed the greeting of the mosque?
The Shaykh : So your question is: do you sit before the greeting?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To drink water, by Allah? May Allah guide you; you are like a foreigner! The answer is: do not sit.
The questioner : Okay, should I stand?
The Shaykh : And you will not die if you pray two rak'ahs for Allah and drink afterwards; that is pleasant and easy.
The questioner: Yes.
The questioner : Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.
The Shaykh : Ah.
The questioner : By saying, "Oh Shaykh!"
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The student : Sometimes when I enter the mosque, I am thirsty, and I have not yet prayed the greeting of the mosque. Should I drink while sitting, or should I prioritize the prayer?
The Shaykh : Your question is not clear.
The questioner : When I enter the mosque.
The Shaykh : Do not repeat the question; change the question!
The questioner : I will phrase it in another way, okay? When I enter the mosque and I want to drink, I am drinking while sitting, and I have not yet prayed the greeting of the mosque?
The Shaykh : So your question is: do you sit before the greeting?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To drink water, by Allah? May Allah guide you; you are like a foreigner! The answer is: do not sit.
The questioner : Okay, should I stand?
The Shaykh : And you will not die if you pray two rak'ahs for Allah and drink afterwards; that is pleasant and easy.
The questioner: Yes.
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