What is the ruling on lengthening the Friday sermon?

Question:
A preacher gave a sermon at our mosque for an hour and thirty-five minutes, so some of the people left and did not bear the length of the sermon. So, did the preacher err, or did the people who left err?

Answer:
The one who erred is the preacher. The one who erred is the preacher. This is not a sermon; this is a lecture. This is a lecture. This is what distinguishes a sermon from a lecture. The preacher should shorten the sermon. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The shortness of a man's sermon and the length of his prayer Many people today do the opposite: the sermon is two hours and the prayer is one minute or half a minute. This is contrary to the Sunnah. This is contrary to the Sunnah. And this is from ignorance. There is no power and no strength except with Allah. Lengthening the sermon is contrary to the Sunnah. It is a hardship for the people, and it is a sin. It is a sin for this action because it is contrary to the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes. May Allah reward you. The questioner says, Honorable Shaykh, and unfortunately, some of them lengthen the sermon for two hours and come out having not preached, because his sermon is not on the topic. It is long talk and not on the topic. It does not become a sermon. This becomes talk that does not take the place of a sermon. He fears that his prayer is not valid either if he does not adhere to the pillars of the sermon and the Prophetic topics of the sermon, for then it will not be a valid sermon. The danger is severe in this. And I told you, it is obligatory for the preacher to adhere to the prescribed sermon and to look into the etiquettes of the sermon in the books of jurisprudence and the books of hadith. He should look into them so that he adheres to them.