عَنْ جَابِرٍ رَضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: أَتيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: «صَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ» مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.
Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the mosque, and he said: "Pray two rak'ahs." Agreed upon (al-Bukhari and Muslim).
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أمر النبي صلّى اللّهُ عليه وسلّم لمن دخل المسجد بصلاة ركعتين يدل على تأكيد الاهتمام بهذه الصلاة. اصطلح الفقهاء على تسمية هاتين الركعتين بتحية المسجد، والخلاف بينهم قوي في استحبابها أو وجوبها وفي تفاصيلها.
The Prophet's command (peace and blessings be upon him) to one who enters the mosque to pray two rak'ahs indicates the emphasis placed on this prayer. The jurists have agreed to call these two rak'ahs the "greeting of the mosque," and there is strong disagreement among them as to whether it is recommended or obligatory and as to its details.