Is it permissible to apply for the position of Friday khutbah (sermon) speaker, especially given that our country is suffering from a shortage of preachers?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner from outside this country says: Is it permissible for a brother of ours to apply for the position of Friday khutbah speaker, especially since our country is suffering from a shortage of preachers? Or does his applying fall under the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding seeking the position of imam?
Answer:
No, it does not fall under that, if they are in need of it. In that case, he must apply. Yusuf (peace be upon him) said:[Yusuf 12:55] So if you see that a matter of religion is being neglected, and you have knowledge and the ability to carry it out, you must apply to preserve this obligation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner from outside this country says: Is it permissible for a brother of ours to apply for the position of Friday khutbah speaker, especially since our country is suffering from a shortage of preachers? Or does his applying fall under the prohibition of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding seeking the position of imam?
Answer:
No, it does not fall under that, if they are in need of it. In that case, he must apply. Yusuf (peace be upon him) said:
[Joseph] said, "Appoint me over the storehouses of the land. Indeed, I will be a knowing guardian."
قَالَ اجْعَلْنِي عَلَىٰ خَزَائِنِ الْأَرْضِ إِنِّي حَفِيظٌ عَلِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [833 -939] هل يجوز التقدم لوظيفة الخطابة في الجمعة وخاصة وأن بلدنا يشكو من نقص في الخطباء..؟ — youtube.com
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