If a fasting person enters the mosque, does he start by breaking his fast or does he pray the greeting of the mosque?
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Question:
The questioner, Ali from Kuwait, Ali Mutaq, has a set of questions. In this question he says: Your Eminence! Several hadiths have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicating that food is to be prioritized over prayer, among which, by way of mention and not restriction: what the two Shaykhs narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 2:108 And what Muslim narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Bulugh al-Maram 2:119 And it was also narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim, from Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 1167.
And the question, Your Eminence: In the case of me being fasting, and I enter the mosque at the time of the adhan, do I pray the greeting of the mosque, or do I go to eat my iftar, knowing that my iftar is inside the mosque? Please rule on this, may you be rewarded.
Answer:
As for what concerns the urge to relieve oneself, and what concerns starting with food, this is the Sunnah; because he devotes himself to the prayer so that he prays it with khushu' (humility), for there is no prayer in the presence of food, and the other hadith: And the other hadith: Sahih Muslim 557b Start with the Isha' prayer; so that he rests; so that his heart is at peace .. so that he performs the prayer with khushu' and tranquility, he does not pray while his heart is preoccupied with food, or with the urge to relieve himself.
This is what is obligatory upon him .. This is what is prescribed for the believer, and the hadiths in this matter are explicitSahih Ibn Hibban 10:361 And likewise the matter of prioritizing the Isha' prayer before he prays; because by this he is at peace.
But if he enters the mosque for the Maghrib prayer, and he is fasting; then he starts with the greeting of the mosque, even if he is fasting; he starts with the two rak'ahs, then he breaks his fast, and praise be to Allah; because the duration is short, two or three minutes, praise be to Allah, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1167 And in the other wording: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 316Sahih (Darussalam) So let him start with the two rak'ahs if he is in a state of purity, he starts with the two rak'ahs, then he sits and breaks his fast, praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The questioner, Ali from Kuwait, Ali Mutaq, has a set of questions. In this question he says: Your Eminence! Several hadiths have been narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicating that food is to be prioritized over prayer, among which, by way of mention and not restriction: what the two Shaykhs narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If supper is brought (and the prayer is ready) start with it (the food) before you pray the Maghrib (prayer).
إذا قدم العشاء؛ فابدؤوا به قبل أن تصلوا المغربNo Salat (prayer) can be (rightly offered) with food brought (before the worshiper) or when he is resisting the urge to relive himself of the two filths (i.e. urine and feces).
لا صلاة بحضرة طعام، ولا هو يدافعه الأخبثانIf anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد؛ فلا يجلس، حتى يصلي ركعتينAnd the question, Your Eminence: In the case of me being fasting, and I enter the mosque at the time of the adhan, do I pray the greeting of the mosque, or do I go to eat my iftar, knowing that my iftar is inside the mosque? Please rule on this, may you be rewarded.
Answer:
As for what concerns the urge to relieve oneself, and what concerns starting with food, this is the Sunnah; because he devotes himself to the prayer so that he prays it with khushu' (humility), for there is no prayer in the presence of food, and the other hadith:
If food is present, and the Isha' prayer is present; then start with the Isha' prayer
إذا حضر الطعام، وحضر العشاء؛ فابدؤوا بالعشاءWhen the supper is brought before you, and it is also the time to say prayer, first take food before saying evening prayer
إذا حضر العشاء، وحضرت المغرب؛ فابدؤوا به قبل أن تصلوا المغربThis is what is obligatory upon him .. This is what is prescribed for the believer, and the hadiths in this matter are explicit
There is no prayer in the presence of food, nor when one is struggling with the two base urges
لا صلاة بحضرة الطعام، ولا هو يدافعه الأخبثانBut if he enters the mosque for the Maghrib prayer, and he is fasting; then he starts with the greeting of the mosque, even if he is fasting; he starts with the two rak'ahs, then he breaks his fast, and praise be to Allah; because the duration is short, two or three minutes, praise be to Allah, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If anyone of you enters a Mosque, he should not sit until he has offered a tworak` at prayer.
إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد؛ فلا يجلس حتى يصلي ركعتينlet him perform two Rak'ah before sitting
فليركع ركعتين قبل أن يجلسThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
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