We were traveling and passed through a village to pray Jumu'ah, and while we were looking for water, one of the people came out of the mosque and pointed it out to us while the imam was delivering the sermon. Is his speech
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The questioner : We were traveling and passed through a village to pray Jumu'ah, and while we were looking for water, one of the people came out of the mosque and pointed it out to us while the imam was delivering the sermon. Is his speech considered forbidden or not?
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not permissible for a person to speak to anyone during the Jumu'ah sermon except in cases of dire necessity, such as seeing a person falling into a deadly situation or something similar, in which case he should warn him so that he does not fall into the deadly situation. The situation described by the questioner, where they were looking for water and one of the men came out of the mosque while the imam was delivering the sermon and pointed them to the location of the water, is similar to dire necessity because these people needed water for ritual purity. However, if this man who came out of the mosque to point them to the water had remained silent and guided them by gesture, he would have combined not speaking with guiding his brothers to the location of the water. This would be better than speaking to them in a way that might lead to what is forbidden. Therefore, we say: if such an incident occurs, the more appropriate and better course of action is for the guide who pointed them to the water to use the method of gesturing; he should gesture to them, saying "come," and guide them to the place by gesture. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Yes. It is not permissible for a person to speak to anyone during the Jumu'ah sermon except in cases of dire necessity, such as seeing a person falling into a deadly situation or something similar, in which case he should warn him so that he does not fall into the deadly situation. The situation described by the questioner, where they were looking for water and one of the men came out of the mosque while the imam was delivering the sermon and pointed them to the location of the water, is similar to dire necessity because these people needed water for ritual purity. However, if this man who came out of the mosque to point them to the water had remained silent and guided them by gesture, he would have combined not speaking with guiding his brothers to the location of the water. This would be better than speaking to them in a way that might lead to what is forbidden. Therefore, we say: if such an incident occurs, the more appropriate and better course of action is for the guide who pointed them to the water to use the method of gesturing; he should gesture to them, saying "come," and guide them to the place by gesture. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.