The Ruling on Lengthening the Friday Sermon
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: What is the legal ruling in your view, and what is the evidence for it, regarding lengthening the Friday sermon to more than thirty-five minutes?
Answer:
This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is for the sermon to be concise and focused, with few, weighty, and beneficial words. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, the length of a man’s prayer and the brevity of his sermon are a sign of his understanding. So lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon. This is the Sunnah. As for the opposite—those who lengthen the sermon and fill it with useless talk, while shortening and abbreviating the prayer—this is contrary to the Sunnah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner asks: What is the legal ruling in your view, and what is the evidence for it, regarding lengthening the Friday sermon to more than thirty-five minutes?
Answer:
This is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is for the sermon to be concise and focused, with few, weighty, and beneficial words. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, the length of a man’s prayer and the brevity of his sermon are a sign of his understanding. So lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon. This is the Sunnah. As for the opposite—those who lengthen the sermon and fill it with useless talk, while shortening and abbreviating the prayer—this is contrary to the Sunnah that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3423] حكم إطالة خطبة الجمعة - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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