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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الصللاةFrom the Book of Prayer
باب الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ:Chapter: Two rak‘ahs upon entering the mosque
Hadith 1431
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، وَفُلَيْحُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِيّ، عَنْ أَبِي قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: "إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ الْمَسْجِدَ، فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Qatadah al-Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any one of you enters the mosque, he should perform two rak‘ahs (of Tahiyyat al-Masjid) before sitting down."
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1430)
The ruling of the aforementioned hadith is general, meaning that whoever enters the mosque at any time—whether it is the time of sunrise, sunset, or zenith—the command is that he should not sit in the mosque without first performing two units (rak‘ah) of prayer. Even if the imam is delivering the sermon (khutbah), one should still perform two light units before sitting, as is explicitly mentioned in Hadith number (1590).
In the present era, some people, upon entering the mosque, first sit down and then stand up to pray, whereas this is in clear opposition to the narration of Muslim: «فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّىٰ يَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَّجْلِسَ». And the divine command is: «﴿فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴾ [النور : 63]»—those who oppose the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) should beware lest a severe calamity befall them or a painful punishment overtake them.
May Allah grant everyone the ability to follow the Sunnah.
Ameen.
The ruling of the aforementioned hadith is general, meaning that whoever enters the mosque at any time—whether it is the time of sunrise, sunset, or zenith—the command is that he should not sit in the mosque without first performing two units (rak‘ah) of prayer. Even if the imam is delivering the sermon (khutbah), one should still perform two light units before sitting, as is explicitly mentioned in Hadith number (1590).
In the present era, some people, upon entering the mosque, first sit down and then stand up to pray, whereas this is in clear opposition to the narration of Muslim: «فَلَا يَجْلِسْ حَتَّىٰ يَرْكَعَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَّجْلِسَ». And the divine command is: «﴿فَلْيَحْذَرِ الَّذِينَ يُخَالِفُونَ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ أَنْ تُصِيبَهُمْ فِتْنَةٌ أَوْ يُصِيبَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ﴾ [النور : 63]»—those who oppose the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) should beware lest a severe calamity befall them or a painful punishment overtake them.
May Allah grant everyone the ability to follow the Sunnah.
Ameen.
