Friday Sermon in a Language Other Than Arabic
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The last point says: Shaykh, regarding the Friday sermon. It is not in the Arabic language because the attendees are not Arabs and do not know the Arabic language. What is the ruling on translating the Arabic into other languages?
Answer:
The default is that the Friday sermon is delivered in Arabic if the attendees, or most of them, understand it. However, if most of the attendees, or all of them, do not understand it, it is delivered in the language they understand. If it is delivered in Arabic and translated into other languages, this is permissible for the sake of conveying the message and providing benefit. Yes. May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
May Allah reward you with good. The last point says: Shaykh, regarding the Friday sermon. It is not in the Arabic language because the attendees are not Arabs and do not know the Arabic language. What is the ruling on translating the Arabic into other languages?
Answer:
The default is that the Friday sermon is delivered in Arabic if the attendees, or most of them, understand it. However, if most of the attendees, or all of them, do not understand it, it is delivered in the language they understand. If it is delivered in Arabic and translated into other languages, this is permissible for the sake of conveying the message and providing benefit. Yes. May Allah reward you with good and bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/166 — archive.org (12:38)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.