What is the standard for shortening the sermon
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 869, in this time after the appearance of clocks, what is the amount in which the sermon is considered short? Is it one-third of an hour, or one-quarter of an hour, or less?
Answer:
The sermons of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were a few blessed words; he did not lengthen the sermon.
Ten minutes, a quarter of an hour, is sufficient. The important thing is that it is not lengthened. The important thing is the benefit that is obtained, because some people may lengthen it and not benefit the people with empty talk that you do not grasp anything from, or they bring up things that are not their concern, such as politics and the policies of states, which people do not know about, have no say in, and cannot change either.
So you look at what suits the attendees in matters of their religion, and explain to them regarding creed, transactions, and the errors they fall into. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The lengthening of prayer by a man and the shortness of the sermon is the sign of his understanding (of faith).
إن طول صلاة الرجل وقصر خطبته مئنة من فقههAnswer:
The sermons of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) were a few blessed words; he did not lengthen the sermon.
Ten minutes, a quarter of an hour, is sufficient. The important thing is that it is not lengthened. The important thing is the benefit that is obtained, because some people may lengthen it and not benefit the people with empty talk that you do not grasp anything from, or they bring up things that are not their concern, such as politics and the policies of states, which people do not know about, have no say in, and cannot change either.
So you look at what suits the attendees in matters of their religion, and explain to them regarding creed, transactions, and the errors they fall into. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [136\ 3436] ما هو الضابط لقصر الخطبة | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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