The Shaykh’s call to preachers to follow the Sunnah by shortening the sermon and lengthening the prayer.
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The Shaykh : You know that Marwan changed the Sunnah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he argues with the same argument that people are using today, even recently there was a discussion with me on a topic, and my brother Abu Anas al-Qari was surprised.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Since he is a preacher, we addressed the issue of lengthening the sermon. He said to me, “Shaykh, people today, I mean, they have no desire for knowledge, so we need, I mean, to lengthen the sermon.” I have been saying for years that this is not an excuse. You want to force people to do something they do not desire, which is seeking knowledge. It is a collective obligation in general and an individual obligation in particular, each person according to what he needs. As for the knowledge you want to deliver from the pulpit, you must always observe the Sunnah in it. I argue with them that the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the same argument that these people criticize, and some of our Salafi brothers have adopted it. Marwan, in changing the Sunnah that placed the sermon before the prayer, what did he say? He said: “The people were not sitting for us after the prayer, so I placed it before the prayer.”
The questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : Meaning this leads to that.
The questioner : Yes, exactly the same.
The Shaykh : Because formalities have no value. For example, placing the sermon before the prayer, or lengthening the sermon before the prayer, all of this is contrary to the Sunnah. Therefore, I say if there are matters that require detail, make them after the prayer. The answer will come in the same manner. No, nobody will sit. Well, do you want everyone to sit?
The questioner : They do not want to learn.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he argues with the same argument that people are using today, even recently there was a discussion with me on a topic, and my brother Abu Anas al-Qari was surprised.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Since he is a preacher, we addressed the issue of lengthening the sermon. He said to me, “Shaykh, people today, I mean, they have no desire for knowledge, so we need, I mean, to lengthen the sermon.” I have been saying for years that this is not an excuse. You want to force people to do something they do not desire, which is seeking knowledge. It is a collective obligation in general and an individual obligation in particular, each person according to what he needs. As for the knowledge you want to deliver from the pulpit, you must always observe the Sunnah in it. I argue with them that the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). This is the same argument that these people criticize, and some of our Salafi brothers have adopted it. Marwan, in changing the Sunnah that placed the sermon before the prayer, what did he say? He said: “The people were not sitting for us after the prayer, so I placed it before the prayer.”
The questioner: Allah is the Greatest!
The Shaykh : Meaning this leads to that.
The questioner : Yes, exactly the same.
The Shaykh : Because formalities have no value. For example, placing the sermon before the prayer, or lengthening the sermon before the prayer, all of this is contrary to the Sunnah. Therefore, I say if there are matters that require detail, make them after the prayer. The answer will come in the same manner. No, nobody will sit. Well, do you want everyone to sit?
The questioner : They do not want to learn.
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