English translation
731. It was narrated from Abû Qatâdah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "When any one of you enters the Masjid, let him pray two Rak'ahs before he sits down." (Sahîh)
Hadith 731
The Command ToPray Before Sitting Down In It
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 1
8. The Book Of The MasjidsSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
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الحديث: 730 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 53
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 730 · Volume 2 · Page 374
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٠١٣) //، الإرواء (٤٦٧) ، رياض الصالحين (١١٥١) //
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 705 · Volume 1 · Page 157
Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٠١٣: ق [إرواء الغليل ٤٦٧ رياض الصالحين ١١٥١].
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Arabic text
730 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ»
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This prayer is called Tahhyyatul Masjid (greeting the mosque). Since mosques are built in order that people offer prayer in it, whoever enters a mosque should first of all perform prayer. Even regarding a situation wherein one enters a mosque during undesirable (Makrūh) times, Imām Ash-Shafi'ī considers praying two units permissible.