Should I repeat after the muezzin or pray Tahiyyat al masjid ?
When I enter the mosque and the muezzin is giving the call to prayer, should I pray Tahiyyat al-masjid (two rakahs for greeting the mosque) or should I repeat after the muezzin whilst standing, and then pay Tahiyyat al-masjid ? It is better for you to repeat after the muezzin and then pray Tahiyyat al-masjid, so that you will have done two acts of worship together, namely repeating after the muezzin then praying Tahiyyat al-masjid. But if that is on a Friday then it is better to hasten to pray Tahiyyat al-masjid, so that you can them focus on listening to the khutbah, because listening to the khutbah is more important that repeating after the muezzin. Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen was asked: If I enter the mosque and the muezzin is giving the call to prayer, is it better to pray tahiyyat al-masjid or to repeat after the muezzin? He replied: That depends. If you enter when the muezzin is giving the call for Jumuah prayer, the adhaan that is given when the khateeb is on the minbar, in this case we say that you should hasten to pray Tahiyyat al-masjid, and you should not wait until the muezzin has finished, because preparing yourself to listen to the khutbah is more important than repeating after the muezzin, as listening to the khutbah is obligatory and responding to the muezzin is not obligatory. But if the adhaan is not for Jumuah prayer, then it is better for you to remain standing until you have responded to the muezzin, and offered the well-known duaa after the adhaan: Allaahummah Rabba haadhihil-dawat il-taammah wal-salaat il-qaaimah, aati Muhammadan al-waseelata wal-fadeelah, wabathhu maqaaman mahmoodan alladhi waadtahu innaka laa tukhlif al-meeaad (O Allaah, Lord of this perfect Call and the Prayer to be offered, grant Muhammad the privilege and also the eminence, and resurrect him to the praised position that You have promised, verily You do not break Your promise), Then after that you can pray Tahiyyat al-masjid. Fataawa Ibn Uthaymeen, 14/295. Islam Q&A http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=11960&ln=eng&txt=khutbah As-Salaam Walekum Adil K Permission is granted to circulate among private individuals and groups, to post on Internet sites and to publish in full text and subject title in not-for-profit publications. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LoveIslam_LiveIslam/ In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate "May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You" Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu Uprightness and Steadfastness Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Follow the Right Path of Faith strictly, and be steadfast; and keep in mind that none of you can achieve salvation through his (good) actions." Someone asked, "Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He (PBUH) said, "Not even me, unless Allah grants me His Mercy and Grace".[Muslim]. 8/86 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous) Commentary: This Hadith tells us that although the importance of Faith and its practice is beyond any shadow of doubt, because this is the only way to attain His Favours and Blessings, but one should not entirely depend upon practice only because any shortcoming (which one does not even know) can ruin a good deed. It is, therefore, essential that we also pray that our good deeds are accepted by Allah and that He grants us His Infinite Mercy and sincerity because even the greatest noble deed is invalid without it. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To subscribe send email to: [email protected] http://islammyreligion.wordpress.com What will you sacrifice this eid? 0800 520 0000 www.islamic-relief.org.uk Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muslim/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muslim/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
