Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri
Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director
Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center
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f:836 - Is it necessary to sit before offering Tahiyyatul Masjid
Country : Balnagar , India, Name : Muhammad Iftekhar Aarfi
Question: Some people enter the Masjid, sit for some time, then offer Salaat. Is it necessary to sit before offering Salaat? What is the ruling for Tahiyyatul Masjid?
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Answer:
It is not necessary to sit before offering Salaat, in fact, for someone offering Tahiyyatul Masjid, it is better not to sit. It is Sunnah to offer Tahiyyatul Masjid on entering the Masjid, provided it is not a time when offering Salaat is Makruh. The method of this is that on entering the Masjid, 2 Raka'at with the intention (Niyyah) Sunnah Tahiyyatul Masjid.
As given in the Hadith:
Translation: It is narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abu Qatadah (May Allah be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: When anyone of you enters the Masjid, he should offer 2 Raka'at before sitting. (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No: 1013)
If someone enters the Masjid when the congregational Salaat has started, then that person should join the Salaat without sitting. This will become equal to Tahiyyatul Masjid. It is given in Kanz Ud Daqaaiq, the commentary on Tabyeen Ul Haqaaiq, Vol. 1, Pg. No. 423:
Translation: Tahiyyatul Masjid is a Sunnah, which has 2 Raka'at and it is offered before sitting and busying oneself in the performance of Fardh (Salaat) is equal to offering Tahiyyatul Masjid. (Kanz Ud Daqaaiq, Vol. 1, Pg. No. 423)
And Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) knows best.
Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri
[Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia,
Founder-Director, Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center]
