The ruling on one who intentionally misses attending the Friday sermon
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who does not attend the sermon with intention and purpose, but comes after the sermon with the takbir of entering prayer, and prays with the imam?
The Shaykh:
This is a sinner against Allah and His Messenger. The one who intentionally does not attend the sermon is a sinner against Allah, because Allah said:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9], and the remembrance of Allah is the sermon.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
They said that the Friday prayer is two rak'ahs, shortened for the sake of the two sermons. So the two sermons take the place of two rak'ahs; the two sermons are equivalent to two rak'ahs. This confirms the necessity of attending them.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on one who does not attend the sermon with intention and purpose, but comes after the sermon with the takbir of entering prayer, and prays with the imam?
The Shaykh:
This is a sinner against Allah and His Messenger. The one who intentionally does not attend the sermon is a sinner against Allah, because Allah said:
then proceed to the remembrance of Allah
فَاسْعَوْا إِلَىٰ ذِكْرِ اللَّهِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father.
The Shaykh:
They said that the Friday prayer is two rak'ahs, shortened for the sake of the two sermons. So the two sermons take the place of two rak'ahs; the two sermons are equivalent to two rak'ahs. This confirms the necessity of attending them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1869- 4717] حكم من يترك الحضور للخطبة يوم الجمعة متعمداً - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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