The Khatib Sitting with the People Before the Sermon
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Question:
And regarding the tashahhud, what is the ruling if a poor person sits with the people until the head of the minbar? Does he receive the reward for reminding?
Answer:
The Sunnah is that the khatib comes only at the time of the sermon and does not sit in the mosque with the people; this is the Sunnah. Even if he sits, when the time for prayer arrives, he comes for the sermon, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do? Yes.
And regarding the tashahhud, what is the ruling if a poor person sits with the people until the head of the minbar? Does he receive the reward for reminding?
Answer:
The Sunnah is that the khatib comes only at the time of the sermon and does not sit in the mosque with the people; this is the Sunnah. Even if he sits, when the time for prayer arrives, he comes for the sermon, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do? Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب صلاة الجمعة — islamhouse.com (1:00:24)
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