The Ruling on Giving Sermons at Graves and in Wedding Halls
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What is the ruling on giving a sermon at a grave, in wedding halls, and at wedding feasts?
Giving a sermon at a grave is a recommended practice (sunnah) according to what came in the Sunnah. However, the sermon should not be delivered by a person standing up and preaching to the people, because that was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), especially if it is made a regular habit, such that whenever he goes out with a funeral procession, he stands up and preaches to the people.
But the sermon at the grave should be as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He used to preach while standing at the grave of one of his daughters,He says: (None of you is there whose place in Paradise or Hell has not been written), speaking as is customary, or as he did once when the people were in al-Baqi'. When the grave had not yet been fully filled, he sat down and the people sat around him. He used to tap the ground with a stick he had with him, then he mentioned the state of a person when he is on his deathbed, when he is buried, and he spoke words that were a sermon.
So there is nothing wrong with something like this.
As for standing up as a preacher, that did not come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for weddings, likewise, it was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would stand up as a preacher and preach to the people, nor from the Companions, as far as we know. Rather, when it was mentioned to him that a woman from the Ansar had been taken to her husband,He said: (Why did you not send with her someone who sings, for the Ansar are a people who like entertainment), this indicates that for every occasion there is a suitable speech. Also, because if a person stands up as a preacher at weddings, he may burden the people. Not everyone accepts this; some people may not have seen their relatives or friends except on this occasion, and they want to talk to them, ask them questions, and feel at ease with them. If this sermon comes when the people are ready to talk to one another, it becomes a burden on them.
And I prefer that sermons not be burdensome on the people; because if they burden the people, they will dislike them, and they will dislike the preacher.
Therefore I say: If someone at a wedding gathering asks this man to speak, then at that time he may speak, especially if the man is one whose words the people receive with acceptance.
Likewise, if he sees something wrong, he may stand up and speak about this wrong and warn against it,And he says: saying, "Either you leave it, or we leave."
So for every occasion there is a suitable speech. And I prefer that people receive their religion with openness and acceptance. If we estimate that (10%) want the sermon, and (90%) do not want it, whom do we prioritize? We prioritize the (90%), so that we do not burden the people.
Giving a sermon at a grave is a recommended practice (sunnah) according to what came in the Sunnah. However, the sermon should not be delivered by a person standing up and preaching to the people, because that was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), especially if it is made a regular habit, such that whenever he goes out with a funeral procession, he stands up and preaches to the people.
But the sermon at the grave should be as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did. He used to preach while standing at the grave of one of his daughters,He says: (None of you is there whose place in Paradise or Hell has not been written), speaking as is customary, or as he did once when the people were in al-Baqi'. When the grave had not yet been fully filled, he sat down and the people sat around him. He used to tap the ground with a stick he had with him, then he mentioned the state of a person when he is on his deathbed, when he is buried, and he spoke words that were a sermon.
So there is nothing wrong with something like this.
As for standing up as a preacher, that did not come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for weddings, likewise, it was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would stand up as a preacher and preach to the people, nor from the Companions, as far as we know. Rather, when it was mentioned to him that a woman from the Ansar had been taken to her husband,He said: (Why did you not send with her someone who sings, for the Ansar are a people who like entertainment), this indicates that for every occasion there is a suitable speech. Also, because if a person stands up as a preacher at weddings, he may burden the people. Not everyone accepts this; some people may not have seen their relatives or friends except on this occasion, and they want to talk to them, ask them questions, and feel at ease with them. If this sermon comes when the people are ready to talk to one another, it becomes a burden on them.
And I prefer that sermons not be burdensome on the people; because if they burden the people, they will dislike them, and they will dislike the preacher.
Therefore I say: If someone at a wedding gathering asks this man to speak, then at that time he may speak, especially if the man is one whose words the people receive with acceptance.
Likewise, if he sees something wrong, he may stand up and speak about this wrong and warn against it,And he says: saying, "Either you leave it, or we leave."
So for every occasion there is a suitable speech. And I prefer that people receive their religion with openness and acceptance. If we estimate that (10%) want the sermon, and (90%) do not want it, whom do we prioritize? We prioritize the (90%), so that we do not burden the people.