If the khatib gives a lesson before the khutbah, does he commit a sin and fall under the prohibition of gathering in circles before the Friday prayer?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some Islamic countries, the khatib is required to give a lesson or a sermon before the khutbah. So, if he gives this lesson, does he commit a sin and fall under the prohibition of gathering in circles before the Friday prayer?

Answer:
From this aspect? The gathering in circles. The gathering in circles. Yes. No, it does not fall under this. It is permissible to give a sermon before the Friday prayer, and it is permissible to remind people before the Friday prayer; there is no harm in it. Yes. The gathering in circles means gathering to seek knowledge, where they sit in a circle around their Shaykh. This occupies them from the Friday prayer. This is the meaning of the gathering in circles. Yes. But gathering in circles for a sermon, they do not gather in circles while they are in their rows. They do not gather in circles while they are in their rows and their places. He reminds them, but he does not recite the Qur'an to them, nor does he recite poetry. Yes.