Hadith on Nawafil: Greet mosque with Tahiyyatul Masjid prayer

Abu Qatadah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When one of you enters the mosque, let him pray two cycles before he sits down.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 444, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 714

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ

444 صحيح البخاري كتاب الصلاة باب إذا دخل أحدكم المسجد فليركع ركعتين قبل أن يجلس

714 صحيح مسلم كتاب صلاة المسافرين وقصرها باب استحباب تحية المسجد بركعتين وكراهة الجلوس قبل صلاتهما

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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