The Legitimacy of the Two Sermons on the Festival
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What is the recommended practice (sunnah) regarding the festival sermon? Is it two sermons or one? We ask for details on this matter.
The well-known view among the Hanbali scholars: It is two sermons: the first and the second of the festival sermon. If a person limits himself to one without causing fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), there is no harm. However, if he fears fitnah, such as people dispersing and each one going to follow the ruling of a specific issue he knows, then he should limit himself to what people were accustomed to, so as not to open the door to people.
The well-known view among the Hanbali scholars: It is two sermons: the first and the second of the festival sermon. If a person limits himself to one without causing fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), there is no harm. However, if he fears fitnah, such as people dispersing and each one going to follow the ruling of a specific issue he knows, then he should limit himself to what people were accustomed to, so as not to open the door to people.