I went to the Friday prayer after the second call to prayer, and the imam was delivering the sermon, and I saw a man inside the mosque enclosure selling miswak and talking to people while the imam was delivering the sermon.
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. This says, may Allah honor you,The Shaykh : I went to the Friday prayer after the second call to prayer, and the imam was delivering the sermon, and I saw a man inside the mosque enclosure selling miswak and talking to people while the imam was delivering the sermon.
The Shaykh : Sells what?
The questioner : Miswak
The Shaykh : Miswak
The questioner : Arak, yes
The Shaykh : We say miswak, and he does not sell arak sticks.
The student: He sells arak sticks.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So should I forbid him by speaking or by gesturing, or should I leave him alone because it is not permissible to speak while the imam is delivering the sermon? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : This man’s selling of miswak after the second call to Friday prayer is forbidden, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:9] And what is forbidden must be forbidden to the one who knows about it, provided he has the ability to do so. And this man is able to forbid it, but he does not speak; he gestures. Yes, he takes, for example, one of these sticks and says by his gesture, “This is prohibited,” meaning a gesture in this direction, and he does not speak. Because speaking, even to forbid what is wrong, while the imam is delivering the sermon is forbidden, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family): Yes.
The questioner : The invalidity of contracts that ...
The Shaykh : ... outside the mosque. Selling is not permissible; in the mosque, it is not permissible on Friday or on any other day.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Even if he did not enter, this is a benefit: if you are heading toward a mosque and he is delivering the sermon, it is not permissible for you to speak, even if you are walking in the street toward the mosque, because you are commanded to listen to this sermon that you intended to attend. Yes.
The Shaykh : Sells what?
The questioner : Miswak
The Shaykh : Miswak
The questioner : Arak, yes
The Shaykh : We say miswak, and he does not sell arak sticks.
The student: He sells arak sticks.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : So should I forbid him by speaking or by gesturing, or should I leave him alone because it is not permissible to speak while the imam is delivering the sermon? Please give us a ruling, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : This man’s selling of miswak after the second call to Friday prayer is forbidden, due to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave trade
فاسعوا إلى ذكر الله وذروا البيعIf you say to your companion, “Listen on Friday while the imam is delivering the sermon,” you have spoken idly, and whoever speaks idly has no Friday prayer.
إذا قلت لصاحبك أنصت يوم الجمعة الإمام يخطب فقد لغوت ومن لغا فلا جمعة لهThe questioner : The invalidity of contracts that ...
The Shaykh : ... outside the mosque. Selling is not permissible; in the mosque, it is not permissible on Friday or on any other day.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Even if he did not enter, this is a benefit: if you are heading toward a mosque and he is delivering the sermon, it is not permissible for you to speak, even if you are walking in the street toward the mosque, because you are commanded to listen to this sermon that you intended to attend. Yes.