The Ruling on Shortening the Friday Sermon
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Question:
And regarding the Shaykh’s issue, may Allah reward you, they wanted to say in this statement that the matter is connected to the ruling of Allah, which was only in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
What was in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is sufficient for us, and he is the role model (peace and blessings be upon him), and his guidance remains until the Hour comes. So we do not say that this is specific to his time (peace and blessings be upon him). The people’s need to shorten the sermon exists now, and the hardship on the people regarding the lengthening of the sermon exists now. The time has not changed, so it is necessary to adhere to the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
And regarding the Shaykh’s issue, may Allah reward you, they wanted to say in this statement that the matter is connected to the ruling of Allah, which was only in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
What was in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is sufficient for us, and he is the role model (peace and blessings be upon him), and his guidance remains until the Hour comes. So we do not say that this is specific to his time (peace and blessings be upon him). The people’s need to shorten the sermon exists now, and the hardship on the people regarding the lengthening of the sermon exists now. The time has not changed, so it is necessary to adhere to the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/38 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (6:08)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.