What is the ruling on limiting the Friday sermon to a single khutbah?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that sitting between the two khutbahs is a recommended practice (sunnah) and that the Friday prayer is valid without this sitting. But what if the imam limits himself to a single khutbah only, whether he is a reciter or a preacher? The prayer is preceded by a khutbah; if he shortens it to a single part, the prayer is not valid. The khutbah is obligatory for the recitation of the Qur'an.

Answer:
It is a condition for the validity of the Friday prayer that a khutbah precedes it; this is necessary. They said that if he is a follower (tabi'i) and he leaves off a khutbah, meaning he omits it, then it is not permissible to limit oneself to a single khutbah. He is to be removed from the position of imam. It is not permissible to call for his removal; rather, it is obligatory to report him to the authority responsible for appointing imams, so that he does not corrupt the people's graves.