May I enjoin prayer upon those who buy and sell after the first call on Friday, and rebuke them for their buying and selling?
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The questioner : He says: O honorable Shaykh! May I enjoin prayer upon those who buy and sell after the first call on Friday, and rebuke them for their buying and selling? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is obligatory for you to enjoin good and forbid evil after the second call for Friday prayer. But if the preacher begins the sermon, what should I do? I must stop, you must stop, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 1110Sahih (Darussalam) And I should say to him: "Be quiet." This is enjoining good and forbidding evil, and yet the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: . This is a punishment; this is not a reward, but a punishment.
The questioner : The first one says. He says: Did you forbid them during the first call?
The Shaykh : During the first call, yes, yes, during the first call you may forbid them until the preacher begins the sermon.
Do the brothers in Riyadh al-Khudra have any questions?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And what do you have?
The questioner : There are some questions.
The Shaykh : Yes, the first question.
The questioner : The first question: This one says: O honorable Shaykh, at the outset we say, may Allah reward you with good for giving us the opportunity in Riyadh al-Khudra to hear this blessed meeting.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good...
The Shaykh : Yes. It is obligatory for you to enjoin good and forbid evil after the second call for Friday prayer. But if the preacher begins the sermon, what should I do? I must stop, you must stop, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you say to your companions: ‘Be quiet’ on a Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have engaged in Laghw (idle talk or behaviour).
إذا قلت لصاحبك: أنصت يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب فقد لغوتyou have wasted your time
فقد لغوتThe questioner : The first one says. He says: Did you forbid them during the first call?
The Shaykh : During the first call, yes, yes, during the first call you may forbid them until the preacher begins the sermon.
Do the brothers in Riyadh al-Khudra have any questions?
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And what do you have?
The questioner : There are some questions.
The Shaykh : Yes, the first question.
The questioner : The first question: This one says: O honorable Shaykh, at the outset we say, may Allah reward you with good for giving us the opportunity in Riyadh al-Khudra to hear this blessed meeting.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good...