Estimating the Duration of the Friday Sermon and Prayer
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The questioner:
In this era, the estimation of the sermon.
The Shaykh:
It is a difficult estimation, but one should aim for a third of an hour or a quarter of an hour. The preacher should aim for two sermons. You will find that an hour or half an hour is acceptable. He should aim for clear meanings and clear words. Yes.
The questioner:
(Peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in the Friday prayer reciting Surah al-Ghashiyah, Surah al-Jumu'ah, Surah al-Munafiqun, and Surah al-Jumu'ah. He says that this prayer is estimated to be about, for example, ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, meaning that the sermon is less than this amount. Is this estimation correct?
The Shaykh:
But this recitation, and he would hasten in prostration, and hasten in bowing, and between the two prostrations, (peace and blessings be upon him). Anas said that he would sit between the two prostrations until the one saying, "He has forgotten," and he would stand after bowing until the one saying, "He has forgotten." And he would hasten in prostration and bowing. Some people hasten in prostration and bowing, like the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who would hasten in them, along with what he sought in recitation. One must combine this with that. Count the tasbihat (glorifications), and he would say in his prostration, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li" (Glorified are You, O our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me), and he would say in his bowing, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li" (Glorified are You, O our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me), and perhaps he would say "Subuh al-Quddus" (The Pure, The Holy), perhaps "Azwar al-Ruh" (The Spirit of the Pure), along with "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim" (Glorified is my Lord, the Most Great), "Subhan Rabbi" (Glorified is my Lord), repeating it five, six, seven, or ten times, along with its repetition in prostration. One should note this with the lengthening of his prayer in the sitting between the two prostrations and the standing after bowing. Combining this with the recitation, and his recitation (peace and blessings be upon him) was with deliberation, not haste. His recitation (peace and blessings be upon him) was measured. If one combines this with this, one knows that his prayer was not ten minutes, but more than that. Subhan Allah. A comparison between the length of the sermon and the shortening of the prayer and the shortening of the sermon. Yes. The beloved means to understand who is it? It is not required from that. The intended meaning is a suitable length and a suitable shortness. The length of the prayer, a suitable length, not with hardship on
In this era, the estimation of the sermon.
The Shaykh:
It is a difficult estimation, but one should aim for a third of an hour or a quarter of an hour. The preacher should aim for two sermons. You will find that an hour or half an hour is acceptable. He should aim for clear meanings and clear words. Yes.
The questioner:
(Peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray in the Friday prayer reciting Surah al-Ghashiyah, Surah al-Jumu'ah, Surah al-Munafiqun, and Surah al-Jumu'ah. He says that this prayer is estimated to be about, for example, ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, meaning that the sermon is less than this amount. Is this estimation correct?
The Shaykh:
But this recitation, and he would hasten in prostration, and hasten in bowing, and between the two prostrations, (peace and blessings be upon him). Anas said that he would sit between the two prostrations until the one saying, "He has forgotten," and he would stand after bowing until the one saying, "He has forgotten." And he would hasten in prostration and bowing. Some people hasten in prostration and bowing, like the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who would hasten in them, along with what he sought in recitation. One must combine this with that. Count the tasbihat (glorifications), and he would say in his prostration, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li" (Glorified are You, O our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me), and he would say in his bowing, "Subhanaka Allahumma Rabbana wa bihamdika Allahumma ighfir li" (Glorified are You, O our Lord, and with Your praise, O Allah, forgive me), and perhaps he would say "Subuh al-Quddus" (The Pure, The Holy), perhaps "Azwar al-Ruh" (The Spirit of the Pure), along with "Subhan Rabbi al-Azim" (Glorified is my Lord, the Most Great), "Subhan Rabbi" (Glorified is my Lord), repeating it five, six, seven, or ten times, along with its repetition in prostration. One should note this with the lengthening of his prayer in the sitting between the two prostrations and the standing after bowing. Combining this with the recitation, and his recitation (peace and blessings be upon him) was with deliberation, not haste. His recitation (peace and blessings be upon him) was measured. If one combines this with this, one knows that his prayer was not ten minutes, but more than that. Subhan Allah. A comparison between the length of the sermon and the shortening of the prayer and the shortening of the sermon. Yes. The beloved means to understand who is it? It is not required from that. The intended meaning is a suitable length and a suitable shortness. The length of the prayer, a suitable length, not with hardship on
Source
التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح مسلم، تابع شرح كتاب الجمعة (3) — islamhouse.com (19:13)
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