What does one do if he enters the mosque on Friday while the mu'adhdhin is calling the adhan?
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Question:
A message was sent from Dr. (B. A. M.) of the National Guard, containing a collection of questions. In one of them, he says: We see on Friday, in front of the preacher, before the khutbah—and while the mu'adhdhin is calling the second adhan—people standing and waiting for the adhan to end, then they pray the two rak'ahs of greeting the mosque. Is there any evidence for this? Or should they pray the two rak'ahs without waiting for the adhan to end, so that they can catch the khutbah, which is obligatory, and the adhan is a recommended practice, as we know? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is the best: that he hears the adhan, responds to the mu'adhdhin, then prays two rak'ahs. This does not prevent him from hearing the khutbah, because the prayer of the two rak'ahs is a light matter, and its time is short. He is able to pray it, and the preacher has not yet finished the introduction to the khutbah.
The point is: the best is that he responds to the mu'adhdhin, then prays two rak'ahs. If he prays the two rak'ahs while the adhan is being called, there is no blame on him, and praise be to Allah. But combining the two recommended practices: the recommended practice of responding to the mu'adhdhin, and the recommended practice of greeting the mosque, this is the best, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Sunan an-Nasa'i 678Sahih (Darussalam).
And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 1167. He combines the two recommended practices. This is the best: to combine them, and it does not cause him to miss hearing the khutbah, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. The one who is discussing with Your Eminence the Shaykh, and discussing with many people with him, how can a person care about the recommended practice and leave the obligatory, which is listening to the khutbah? What is your guidance?
The Shaykh: The obligatory is to listen. When he is free, he listens, he hears, and he does not fidget, and he does not talk. This is obligatory upon him.
It is obligatory for the congregation to listen to the khutbah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to do this; he commanded them to listen. So it is obligatory that they listen and benefit, because the khutbah is for their sake, for their admonition and reminding them. So it is obligatory that they listen to it and benefit from what the imam says. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Those who see that being occupied with performing the greeting of the mosque prevents listening to the khutbah, and they see that this is not acceptable. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh: This does not harm... because he prays two rak'ahs, and the two rak'ahs are two minutes, or one and a half minutes. It does not delay him from the khutbah. The preacher responds to the mu'adhdhin, and he comes with the dhikr, with the du'a' after the adhan. The one entering also responds to the mu'adhdhin, and he comes with the dhikr, with the lawful du'a', then he prays two rak'ahs, and the imam is in the introduction to the khutbah. Yes, and he may hear what the preacher says while he is in prayer; it does not pass him by.
The presenter: And he is in prayer.
The Shaykh: It does not pass him by.
The presenter: And it does not affect it.
The Shaykh: He may hear what the preacher says, and he benefits from what the preacher says while he is in prayer.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
A message was sent from Dr. (B. A. M.) of the National Guard, containing a collection of questions. In one of them, he says: We see on Friday, in front of the preacher, before the khutbah—and while the mu'adhdhin is calling the second adhan—people standing and waiting for the adhan to end, then they pray the two rak'ahs of greeting the mosque. Is there any evidence for this? Or should they pray the two rak'ahs without waiting for the adhan to end, so that they can catch the khutbah, which is obligatory, and the adhan is a recommended practice, as we know? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This is the best: that he hears the adhan, responds to the mu'adhdhin, then prays two rak'ahs. This does not prevent him from hearing the khutbah, because the prayer of the two rak'ahs is a light matter, and its time is short. He is able to pray it, and the preacher has not yet finished the introduction to the khutbah.
The point is: the best is that he responds to the mu'adhdhin, then prays two rak'ahs. If he prays the two rak'ahs while the adhan is being called, there is no blame on him, and praise be to Allah. But combining the two recommended practices: the recommended practice of responding to the mu'adhdhin, and the recommended practice of greeting the mosque, this is the best, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
When you hear the Mu'adhdhin then say what he says
إذا سمعتم المؤذن فقولوا مثل ما يقولAnd his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
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 ركعتينThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good. The one who is discussing with Your Eminence the Shaykh, and discussing with many people with him, how can a person care about the recommended practice and leave the obligatory, which is listening to the khutbah? What is your guidance?
The Shaykh: The obligatory is to listen. When he is free, he listens, he hears, and he does not fidget, and he does not talk. This is obligatory upon him.
It is obligatory for the congregation to listen to the khutbah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded them to do this; he commanded them to listen. So it is obligatory that they listen and benefit, because the khutbah is for their sake, for their admonition and reminding them. So it is obligatory that they listen to it and benefit from what the imam says. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. Those who see that being occupied with performing the greeting of the mosque prevents listening to the khutbah, and they see that this is not acceptable. What is your guidance?
The Shaykh: This does not harm... because he prays two rak'ahs, and the two rak'ahs are two minutes, or one and a half minutes. It does not delay him from the khutbah. The preacher responds to the mu'adhdhin, and he comes with the dhikr, with the du'a' after the adhan. The one entering also responds to the mu'adhdhin, and he comes with the dhikr, with the lawful du'a', then he prays two rak'ahs, and the imam is in the introduction to the khutbah. Yes, and he may hear what the preacher says while he is in prayer; it does not pass him by.
The presenter: And he is in prayer.
The Shaykh: It does not pass him by.
The presenter: And it does not affect it.
The Shaykh: He may hear what the preacher says, and he benefits from what the preacher says while he is in prayer.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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