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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on concluding the Friday sermon with the words of Allah the Exalted: {Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet}

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I read in a book compiled by some students of knowledge from your fatwas and the fatwas of Your Eminence Shaykh Ibn Baz, Ibn Uthaymeen, and al-Jibrin (may Allah have mercy on them). He says: You state that reciting this verse, which is
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ
[Al-Ahzab 33:56]
, at the end of the Friday sermon is considered a bid'ah (religious innovation); because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do it. Is this fatwa correct?

Answer:
Yes, the sermon is concluded with it. This was not reported. It is only recited at the beginning of the sermon. As for delaying it and concluding the sermon with it, this was not reported. But if he does it occasionally, there is no harm. However, if he makes it a habit, this is not permissible, because this was not reported.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1920] حكم ختم خطبة الجمعة بقوله تعالى {إن الله وملائكته يصلون على النبي} - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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