1144/1 - Abu Qatādah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When anyone of you enters the mosque, he should not sit down until he prays two Rak‘ahs.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
1/1144- Abu Qatādah -raḍiyallāhu 'anhu- berkata, Rasulullah -ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wa sallam- bersabda, "Bila salah seorang kalian masuk masjid, maka janganlah dia duduk kecuali setelah mengerjakan salat dua rakaat." (Muttafaq 'Alaih)
1145/2 - Jābir (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I came to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in the mosque, so he said: “Pray two Rak‘ahs.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhāri and Muslim]
2/1145- Jābir -radhiyallahu 'anhu- berkata, Aku datang menemui Nabi -ṣallallāhu 'alaihi wa sallam- ketika beliau sedang di masjid, maka beliau bersabda, "Salatlah dua rakaat." (Muttafaq 'Alaih)
1) The greeting of the mosque is a strongly confirmed Sunnah. It is to be prayed whenever a person enters the mosque and intends to sit down.
1) Salat Tahiyat Masjid hukumnya sunah muakadah yang sangat ditekankan di waktu kapan pun seseorang masuk masjid dan sebelum ia duduk.
2) The purpose of the greeting of the mosque is to begin your stay in the mosque with a prayer, be it a Rawātib Sunnah, a Sunnah of ablution, or an obligatory prayer performed in congregation.
2) Tujuan dari salat Tahiyat Masjid adalah agar aktivitas pertama di masjid adalah salat, sehingga ia sah bila berupa salat sunah rawatib, sunah wudu, atau masuk dalam salat fardu berjamaah.
3) By legislating the greeting of the mosque, the Shariah shows reverence to the houses of Allah and their sacredness.
3) Pengagungan masjid oleh agama, manakala agama memerintahkan salat penghormatan padanya untuk memperlihatkan kehormatannya.