The ruling on the prayer and sermon for each group of pilgrims individually on the Day of Sacrifice
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The questioner : Shaykh (may Allah preserve him), I have a follow-up question to one we asked yesterday regarding 'Arafah. In 'Arafah, each group has a specific location, which is a shaded piece of land. There are only a few meters between one group and another, but each group prays on its own with a sermon, adhan, and two iqamahs. What is the validity of this practice?
The Shaykh : What we see, may Allah bless you, is that there is no sermon except for the imam alone, and that anyone other than the imam does not deliver sermons in their locations. Do you understand? As for the people dispersing in congregations while they are able to establish a mosque between them, that is a calamity which we do not approve of. It should be that if there is a camp and next to it another camp, they should establish a prayer place between them where they all pray together so that they gather for the prayer.
The questioner : But Shaykh, this is difficult because the land is not prepared, and there are many groups, not just two or three?
The Shaykh : If it is difficult, then these camps are like the neighborhoods in a town, where each neighborhood has its mosque. Yes.
The presenter : Al-Qutb (may Allah preserve him).
The Shaykh : They do not deliver sermons because the sermon is for the imam only, like the Friday sermon. If a group missed the Friday prayer, would we say to them, "Deliver a sermon"?
The presenter : Yes, so no.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, what if we hear the sound of the loudspeakers?
The Shaykh : But there is no harm, for example, after the prayer to deliver a lesson, not as a sermon, but after the prayer, because the sermon at 'Arafah is before the adhan.
The presenter : Yes.
The questioner : Is there any objection if the lesson is delayed a little so that he sees if the people are distracted, he reminds them of the standing?
The Shaykh : There is no objection. If a person sees negligence from the people, he should speak to them about what necessitates the presence of their hearts. Yes.
The Shaykh : What we see, may Allah bless you, is that there is no sermon except for the imam alone, and that anyone other than the imam does not deliver sermons in their locations. Do you understand? As for the people dispersing in congregations while they are able to establish a mosque between them, that is a calamity which we do not approve of. It should be that if there is a camp and next to it another camp, they should establish a prayer place between them where they all pray together so that they gather for the prayer.
The questioner : But Shaykh, this is difficult because the land is not prepared, and there are many groups, not just two or three?
The Shaykh : If it is difficult, then these camps are like the neighborhoods in a town, where each neighborhood has its mosque. Yes.
The presenter : Al-Qutb (may Allah preserve him).
The Shaykh : They do not deliver sermons because the sermon is for the imam only, like the Friday sermon. If a group missed the Friday prayer, would we say to them, "Deliver a sermon"?
The presenter : Yes, so no.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, what if we hear the sound of the loudspeakers?
The Shaykh : But there is no harm, for example, after the prayer to deliver a lesson, not as a sermon, but after the prayer, because the sermon at 'Arafah is before the adhan.
The presenter : Yes.
The questioner : Is there any objection if the lesson is delayed a little so that he sees if the people are distracted, he reminds them of the standing?
The Shaykh : There is no objection. If a person sees negligence from the people, he should speak to them about what necessitates the presence of their hearts. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [3619] حكم الصلاة والخطبة لكل حملة من الحجاج لمفردهم يوم النحر - تعليقات على الكافي لابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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