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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on supplication in the second Friday sermon

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Question:
I heard some of the scholars of knowledge denounce the persistence in supplication on Friday, and that the habit of doing so is without evidence for it. How do you respond to the one who holds this view?

Answer:
Supplicating in the Friday sermon, in the second sermon, is the practice of the Muslims from times long past, and people are in need of supplication. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated in the sermon when the Bedouin man entered and complained of the drought and the delay of the rain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated in the sermon. Supplication in the sermon is the practice of the Muslims and has a basis in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), especially at this time. At this time, people are in need of supplication. The state of the Muslims, as you see, is one of weakness, the dominance of enemies, and corruption, even among the Muslims, with much corruption, differences in creed, open sinfulness, and evil sins. People are in need of supplication. If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for the Muslims' need for rain in the sermon, then their need now for the rectification of their affairs and the restraint of their enemy is greater.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated even in the Fajr prayer and made qunut when there was a need. People are in need of supplication, and this is not from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) who says:
And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you."وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
[Ghafir 40:60]
. And supplication at the end of the sermon is a place where response is likely, and the Muslims are present and they affirm this supplication. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المواقيت - 1 — islamhouse.com (49:43)

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