Was it reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the Eid al-Fitr sermon with a single surah?
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Question:
The questioner, Abu Muhammad, asks: Honorable Shaykh, was it reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the Eid al-Fitr sermon with a single surah?
Answer:
I am not aware of that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would deliver the sermon by praising Allah, extolling Him, reminding people of the verses of Allah, and admonishing the Muslims. His sermons were blessed, consisting of a few blessed words, as mentioned in the hadith. He did not lengthen the sermon; rather, he kept it concise. This is due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Mishkat al-Masabih 1406, or "a sign of his understanding." So lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon. However, we see some imams, especially the young ones, may Allah guide them, doing the opposite. They lengthen the sermon to a boring extent, and it is usually filled with extraneous talk, or they bring up topics that are not in the interest of the attendees, such as matters concerning others, the affairs of states, politics, and the like.
The Friday sermon should be praise of Allah, and it should contain admonition, reminder, and warning about errors if they occur in society. Also, it should include recitation from the Qur'an at the end, and one should recite the Qur'an frequently in it without lengthening it. Yes.
The questioner, Abu Muhammad, asks: Honorable Shaykh, was it reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered the Eid al-Fitr sermon with a single surah?
Answer:
I am not aware of that. He (peace and blessings be upon him) would deliver the sermon by praising Allah, extolling Him, reminding people of the verses of Allah, and admonishing the Muslims. His sermons were blessed, consisting of a few blessed words, as mentioned in the hadith. He did not lengthen the sermon; rather, he kept it concise. This is due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
God’s Messenger say, “The length of a man’s prayer and the shortness of his sermon are a sign of his
صلى الله عليه وسلم إن طول صلاة الرجل وقصر خطبته آية من فقههThe Friday sermon should be praise of Allah, and it should contain admonition, reminder, and warning about errors if they occur in society. Also, it should include recitation from the Qur'an at the end, and one should recite the Qur'an frequently in it without lengthening it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3590] هل ورد أن النبي ﷺ خطب في عيد الفطر بسورة واحدة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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