The ruling on the imam prolonging the sermon during the prayer
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Question:
The first question in this episode is from a listener who says: The Friday imam in one of the mosques delayed until the prayer had ended in the other mosques around us. A young man stood up and delivered the sermon from his mobile phone, and he prolonged the sermon. In the prayer, he recited a long surah, which caused the worshippers to become annoyed. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible to burden the worshippers by prolonging the prayer for them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 7159 Sunan Abi Dawud 794Sahih (Al-Albani) Yes.
The first question in this episode is from a listener who says: The Friday imam in one of the mosques delayed until the prayer had ended in the other mosques around us. A young man stood up and delivered the sermon from his mobile phone, and he prolonged the sermon. In the prayer, he recited a long surah, which caused the worshippers to become annoyed. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is not permissible to burden the worshippers by prolonging the prayer for them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So whoever among you leads the people in prayer, he should shorten it because among them there are the old, the weak and the busy (needy having some jobs to do).
أيكم أم الناس فليخفف فإن فيهم الكبير والضعيف وذا الحاجة.But when one of you prays by himself, he may pray as long as he likes.
فإذا صلى لنفسه فليطول ما شاء.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7495 — youtube.com (1:03)
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