Explaining the error of some people who fiddle with prayer beads and engage in dhikr while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon.
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Abu Layla : Please, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : On Friday, when the preacher is delivering the sermon, you find some of the dervishes holding prayer beads and fiddling with them. He claims he is reciting dhikr, but he is not listening; he is merely hearing. Therefore, the verse came with both commands so that the listener would devote his full attention to what he is hearing from the recitation, without occupying himself with his own specific dhikr. From another perspective, saying "I am listening" is not sufficient, because this kind of hearing does not benefit him, as Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ahzab 33:4] And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:204] due to your understanding and reflection upon the Noble Qur'an. Thus, this verse obligates the one behind the imam
The Shaykh : On Friday, when the preacher is delivering the sermon, you find some of the dervishes holding prayer beads and fiddling with them. He claims he is reciting dhikr, but he is not listening; he is merely hearing. Therefore, the verse came with both commands so that the listener would devote his full attention to what he is hearing from the recitation, without occupying himself with his own specific dhikr. From another perspective, saying "I am listening" is not sufficient, because this kind of hearing does not benefit him, as Allah the Exalted said:
Allah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior
ما جعل الله لرجل من قلبين في جوفهthen listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
فاستمعوا له وأنصتوا لعلكم ترحمون
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