The Friday Prayer with a Single Sermon
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve him, says: Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. After the imam delivered one sermon for the Friday prayer and then descended, or perhaps he did not descend, and we do not know the reason for his descent, whether he was unable to begin a second sermon or did so intentionally? He had indicated that a second sermon remained, but he did not return. So the mu'adhdhin called for the prayer, and then this imam who delivered the Friday sermon prayed with us. What is the effect on our prayer? Is it valid? Since we know that one of the conditions of the Friday prayer is that two sermons precede it. We fear for you. May Allah reward you with good for us.
Answer:
One of the conditions of the Friday prayer is that two sermons precede it. Therefore, if the one who delivered a single sermon descended and prayed his prayer, his prayer is not valid. If he did not repeat it within the time, did not deliver a second sermon, and did not repeat the prayer, then they must repeat it. The prayer is not valid; it is obligatory that two sermons precede the Friday prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and he said: (peace and blessings be upon him). This is an ignorant person. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for him. He should be removed from his position if he does not rectify his conduct.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve him, says: Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. After the imam delivered one sermon for the Friday prayer and then descended, or perhaps he did not descend, and we do not know the reason for his descent, whether he was unable to begin a second sermon or did so intentionally? He had indicated that a second sermon remained, but he did not return. So the mu'adhdhin called for the prayer, and then this imam who delivered the Friday sermon prayed with us. What is the effect on our prayer? Is it valid? Since we know that one of the conditions of the Friday prayer is that two sermons precede it. We fear for you. May Allah reward you with good for us.
Answer:
One of the conditions of the Friday prayer is that two sermons precede it. Therefore, if the one who delivered a single sermon descended and prayed his prayer, his prayer is not valid. If he did not repeat it within the time, did not deliver a second sermon, and did not repeat the prayer, then they must repeat it. The prayer is not valid; it is obligatory that two sermons precede the Friday prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and he said:
Pray as you have seen me praying
صلوا كما رأيتم من يصلي
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مفتوح - ابن باز - ٢٩-٧-١٤١٧ هـ — archive.org (43:24)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
