Does one who is late for the Friday sermon commit a sin?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Does one who is late to attend and listen to the sermon commit a sin?
Answer:
Does he commit a sin? The one who delays attending and listening to the khutbah. He misses out on the reward; this is a great loss. He misses out on the reward, and if he deliberately delays, he is in violation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9]
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Does one who is late to attend and listen to the sermon commit a sin?
Answer:
Does he commit a sin? The one who delays attending and listening to the khutbah. He misses out on the reward; this is a great loss. He misses out on the reward, and if he deliberately delays, he is in violation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/377] هل يأثم من يتأخر عن حضور خطبة الجمعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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