The ruling on praying the sunnah of Maghrib before the adhan

Question:
The questioner, Umm Abdullah, asks in this question and says: Is it permissible for me to pray two rak'ahs of the sunnah of Maghrib before the adhan, or is it considered part of the time when prayer is prohibited?

Answer:
Prayer is after the adhan, after the setting of the sun. As for before the setting of the sun, it is a time when prayer is prohibited, except if a person enters the mosque waiting for Maghrib; then there is no harm in praying the two rak'ahs of greeting, the greeting of the mosque, or if he enters Makkah and performs tawaf after 'Asr; he prays the prayer of tawaf.
As for a person praying before the setting of the sun while he is in his house, or sitting in the mosque, no, this is a time when prayer is prohibited. But if he comes after the prayer of 'Asr and waits for Maghrib, he prays two rak'ahs as the greeting of the mosque and sits, or if he performs tawaf after 'Asr in Makkah, he prays the two rak'ahs of tawaf; because it is a sunnah that has a cause; so there is no harm. Yes.

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