Narrated by Abu Qatadah
When one of you enters the masjid, let him pray two rak'ahs before he sits down.
Sahih al-Bukhari 444, Sahih Muslim 714
What this hadith teaches
This is tahiyyat al-masjid, the greeting of the masjid. It applies even when the Friday khutbah is going on.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Qatadah
- Chapter
- The masjid
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
إِذَا دَخَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 444, as given on sunnah.com.