Sitting for the Eid Sermon
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Q2: Is it valid for the imam of the Eid prayer, at the beginning of his sermon, to say to the general assembly: “Sit down, for listening to the Eid sermon is part of the completion of the prayer”?
A2: Sitting for the sermon on Eid is not obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1155Sahih (Al-Albani) . It was narrated by Abu Dawud , and Ibn Majah , and al-Nasa'i , and Abu Dawud , and al-Nasa'i said: The correct view is that it is a mursal (a report missing the Companion link), and therefore there is no basis for the imam to say to the attendees: “Sit down, for listening to the Eid sermon is part of the completion of the prayer”; because his words may be understood to imply obligation.
A2: Sitting for the sermon on Eid is not obligatory; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
We shall deliver the sermon; he who likes to sit for listening to it may sit and he who likes to go away may go away.
إنا نخطب فمن أحب أن يجلس للخطبة فليجلس ، ومن أحب أن يذهب فليذهب
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