It was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that “part of a man’s understanding is the shortening of his sermon,” but in our time, the preacher is compelled to lengthen the sermon due to the prevalence of corruption.
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The questioner : The Prophet (peace be upon him) explained that part of a man’s understanding is the shortening of his sermon.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But now, in our time, the preacher needs to, and is compelled to, lengthen it somewhat due to the abundance of harms.
The Shaykh : No, by Allah, he is not compelled.
The questioner: Very well, then.
The Shaykh : He is not compelled to contradict the Sunnah on a continuous basis. And perhaps you should set an example for the people...
The questioner : There is no god but Allah. Well then, O Shaykh, what is the limit of shortening?
The Shaykh : Your prayer should be longer than it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If you lengthen the prayer more than the Messenger used to lengthen it,
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : what would that be? You have contradicted it.
The questioner : You are correct.
The Shaykh : No, you have contradicted it. And consequently, you have contradicted it if you lengthen the sermon longer than this prayer.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The student : This is missing...
The questioner : By Allah, it is missing. We... always lengthen it.
The Shaykh : And the necessity you are referring to,
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : can be achieved without the sermon, for example, by saying that the details of this phrase, or this point, or this issue will be explained after the prayer, if Allah wills.
The questioner : They do not sit, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : My brother, do you want[Yunus 10:99].
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : They do not sit. They never sit.
The questioner : Yes, exactly, hehe.
The Shaykh : I understood.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : ... with you, just as they did with the Messenger.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh What are you doing?
The questioner : I am still going.
The Shaykh : They left the Messenger, and they did not leave with him but about twelve people.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : So I have answered you within the limits of what you asked.
The questioner : My younger brother.
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : My younger brother.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : Abrogated.
The questioner : Abrogated.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But now, in our time, the preacher needs to, and is compelled to, lengthen it somewhat due to the abundance of harms.
The Shaykh : No, by Allah, he is not compelled.
The questioner: Very well, then.
The Shaykh : He is not compelled to contradict the Sunnah on a continuous basis. And perhaps you should set an example for the people...
The questioner : There is no god but Allah. Well then, O Shaykh, what is the limit of shortening?
The Shaykh : Your prayer should be longer than it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If you lengthen the prayer more than the Messenger used to lengthen it,
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : what would that be? You have contradicted it.
The questioner : You are correct.
The Shaykh : No, you have contradicted it. And consequently, you have contradicted it if you lengthen the sermon longer than this prayer.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The student : This is missing...
The questioner : By Allah, it is missing. We... always lengthen it.
The Shaykh : And the necessity you are referring to,
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : can be achieved without the sermon, for example, by saying that the details of this phrase, or this point, or this issue will be explained after the prayer, if Allah wills.
The questioner : They do not sit, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : My brother, do you want
Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?
أَفَأَنْتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَThe questioner : No.
The Shaykh : They do not sit. They never sit.
The questioner : Yes, exactly, hehe.
The Shaykh : I understood.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : ... with you, just as they did with the Messenger.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh
And you left him standing
وَتَرَكُوكَ قَائِمًاThe questioner : I am still going.
The Shaykh : They left the Messenger, and they did not leave with him but about twelve people.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : So I have answered you within the limits of what you asked.
The questioner : My younger brother.
The Shaykh : Hmm.
The questioner : My younger brother.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner :
So let him not fast on that day
فلا يصومَنَّ يومئذٍThe Shaykh : Abrogated.
The questioner : Abrogated.
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