Is the tashahhud obligatory in the Friday sermon?
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The questioner : Is the tashahhud obligatory in them, O 'Abd Allah?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not obligatory, meaning it is not obligatory for me to say, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."
The questioner : Meaning this is obligatory, but...
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not with the greetings of peace.
The questioner : Our greetings, Yuba.
The Shaykh : Is it obligatory to say, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger," or is it not obligatory?
The questioner : Exchanging this is obligatory. Exchanging this is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Who said it is obligatory? Who said it is obligatory?
The questioner : Abu Yusuf. Abu Yusuf.
The Shaykh : Abu Yusuf, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah also holds that it is obligatory to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, but the author does not propagate this.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not obligatory, meaning it is not obligatory for me to say, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."
The questioner : Meaning this is obligatory, but...
The Shaykh : No, no, it is not with the greetings of peace.
The questioner : Our greetings, Yuba.
The Shaykh : Is it obligatory to say, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger," or is it not obligatory?
The questioner : Exchanging this is obligatory. Exchanging this is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Who said it is obligatory? Who said it is obligatory?
The questioner : Abu Yusuf. Abu Yusuf.
The Shaykh : Abu Yusuf, and Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah also holds that it is obligatory to testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, but the author does not propagate this.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4581هل يجب التشهد في خطبة الجمعة؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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