What is the ruling on the Friday prayer sermon?
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The questioner : Shaykh, what is your opinion on the Friday sermon? Is it a recommended practice or obligatory?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory.
The questioner: What is the evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The evidence, first, is the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) consistent observance of it, and second, is our Lord’s (Mighty and Majestic) command in the Noble Qur’an to attend it:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9], and the remembrance of Allah, the first thing intended by it, is the sermon.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory.
The questioner: What is the evidence, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The evidence, first, is the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) consistent observance of it, and second, is our Lord’s (Mighty and Majestic) command in the Noble Qur’an to attend it:
when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu'ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade
إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلاةِ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ فَاسْعَوْا إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَذَرُوا الْبَيْعَThe questioner: Yes.
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