What is the ruling on sitting between the two sermons of the Friday prayer?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man forgot to sit between the two sermons during the Friday sermon. Is the Friday prayer valid in such a case? And what if he left it off intentionally? Sitting between the two sermons
Answer:
is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Even if he left it off intentionally, his sermon is valid and his prayer is valid. If he delivered two sermons, his prayer is valid, even if he did not sit between them, because sitting is a recommended practice (sunnah).
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man forgot to sit between the two sermons during the Friday sermon. Is the Friday prayer valid in such a case? And what if he left it off intentionally? Sitting between the two sermons
Answer:
is a recommended practice (sunnah), not obligatory. Even if he left it off intentionally, his sermon is valid and his prayer is valid. If he delivered two sermons, his prayer is valid, even if he did not sit between them, because sitting is a recommended practice (sunnah).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الجلوس بين خطبتي الجمعة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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