Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1145
Inducement to Perform Tahiyyat-ul-Masjid (Upon Entering the Mosque)
Arabic hadith text
وعن جابر، رضي الله عنه قال: أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في المسجد فقال: "صلِ ركعتين" ((متفق عليه)).
Translation
Jabir (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) when he was in the mosque, and he said to me, "Perform two Rak'ah prayer."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].