The Imam Addressing the Sisters in the Second Friday Sermon
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Question:
The questioner: A Friday imam repeats in every second Friday sermon of every Friday, saying: “O sisters, I love you for the sake of Allah and I bear witness to Allah of that.” What is your opinion of this and of persisting in it?
Answer:
This is something that has not been transmitted. It has not been transmitted that the imam addresses everyone without distinguishing between females and males. “O Muslims” or “O people” is general speech. It has not been transmitted that he singles out the females with an address in the Friday sermon, even though the Friday prayer is for men and not for women. However, if women attend it, it suffices for them, but the default is that it is for men.
The questioner: A Friday imam repeats in every second Friday sermon of every Friday, saying: “O sisters, I love you for the sake of Allah and I bear witness to Allah of that.” What is your opinion of this and of persisting in it?
Answer:
This is something that has not been transmitted. It has not been transmitted that the imam addresses everyone without distinguishing between females and males. “O Muslims” or “O people” is general speech. It has not been transmitted that he singles out the females with an address in the Friday sermon, even though the Friday prayer is for men and not for women. However, if women attend it, it suffices for them, but the default is that it is for men.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب القضاء — islamhouse.com (49:55)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.