Guidance for a preacher who frequently includes stories in the sermon
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Question:
He says: This is a mosque preacher who frequently narrates stories and poetry in the Friday sermon, as if it were a lecture with many elements and phrases. What is the guidance in this matter? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to preach with blessed, few words and did not lengthen the sermon. He urged shortening the sermons. He said (peace and blessings be upon him): “The shortness of a man’s sermon and the length of his prayer are a sign of his understanding. So lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon.” But the sermon should be focused on what is in accordance with the Sunnah and what came in the hadith. It should also be admonishing and deterrent, and it should include much recitation of the Qur'an. Yes.
He says: This is a mosque preacher who frequently narrates stories and poetry in the Friday sermon, as if it were a lecture with many elements and phrases. What is the guidance in this matter? May Allah bless you.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to preach with blessed, few words and did not lengthen the sermon. He urged shortening the sermons. He said (peace and blessings be upon him): “The shortness of a man’s sermon and the length of his prayer are a sign of his understanding. So lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon.” But the sermon should be focused on what is in accordance with the Sunnah and what came in the hadith. It should also be admonishing and deterrent, and it should include much recitation of the Qur'an. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 05 / فتاوى على الهواء - 06 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (16:33)
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