The Ruling on Lengthening the Friday Sermon

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: What is the ruling on lengthening the Friday sermon, which sometimes reaches one hour, given that many of the worshippers do not object to its length?

Answer:
This is not acceptable for a preacher, and it is not permissible to appoint him as a preacher. This is contrary to the Sunnah. The sermons of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are available now and are recorded; they consist of a few blessed words. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The brevity of a man’s sermon and the length of his prayer are a sign of his jurisprudence, meaning a mark of This is contrary to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not a sermon; we could call it a lecture. Friday is not a time for lectures; it is a time for the sermon.
There is a difference between the sermon and a lecture. Moreover, this sermon may be an hour or an hour and a half long, yet it contains no benefit and nothing of the rulings of the Friday sermon; it is merely talk. This is never permissible, and there should be no leniency in this matter. Then you find that the Friday prayer with him is two minutes or less. They shorten the Friday prayer, which is clearly contrary to the Sunnah. They lighten the prayer and lengthen the sermon. Such a person should not be appointed as a preacher. He must be prevented, and the matter must be defined for them; they should not neglect this in such a way. Yes.