What is the ruling on one who prays "Tahiyyat al-Masjid" (greeting the mosque prayer) while the obligatory prayer is being established? And how does one cut off a supererogatory prayer if the obligatory prayer is established?
If the prayer is announced, it is not permissible for a Muslim to begin a supererogatory (nafilah) prayer, due to the : "When the prayer is announced, there is no prayer except the obligatory (maktubah) one." This prohibition is considered absolute and حرمة (harâm), whether one fears missing a rak'ah or not, because the default understanding of a prohibition is that it signifies unlawfulness, and because "no prayer" encompasses every situation, even for someone who is in the midst of a supererogatory prayer, in which case they must cut it short. The supererogatory prayer can be cut short by saying the , or by any other action that invalidates it, or simply by turning away.
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