The sermon in a language other than Arabic for those who do not understand it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: In our country, few people understand Arabic. Is it permissible for the sermon to be delivered in our language, given that we recite the verses in Arabic?
Answer:
The verses must be recited in Arabic. As for the sermon, if all the attendees are non-Arabs, it is delivered in their language. However, if there are Arabs among them, it is delivered in Arabic and translated for the non-Arabs. The translation can be either simultaneous or after the sermon. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner from outside this country says: In our country, few people understand Arabic. Is it permissible for the sermon to be delivered in our language, given that we recite the verses in Arabic?
Answer:
The verses must be recited in Arabic. As for the sermon, if all the attendees are non-Arabs, it is delivered in their language. However, if there are Arabs among them, it is delivered in Arabic and translated for the non-Arabs. The translation can be either simultaneous or after the sermon. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-05-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (58:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.