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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to deliver the Friday sermon in Arabic if the attendees do not understand it?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it obligatory for the Friday sermon to be in the Arabic language, when the people in front of him do not know it or do not understand it?

Answer:
It is delivered in Arabic and translated for the attendees or for some of the attendees. It is delivered in Arabic and then translated for them.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1382- هل يجوز إلقاء خطبة الجمعة بالعربية إذا كان الحاضرون لا يفهمونها؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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