In our Friday prayer, before the imam ascends the pulpit, one of the reciters reads whatever is available from the Qur'an, and everyone listens. Is this a practice with a basis?
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The questioner : In our Friday prayer, before the imam enters the pulpit, one of the reciters reads whatever is available from the Qur'an, and everyone listens. Is this a practice with a basis?
The Shaykh : This is not a practice with a basis.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, it is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions. It is not reported from them that anyone would read while the others listen, waiting for the Friday prayer. Nor should a person do this, because it is a religious innovation that did not exist in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions. Also, it disturbs the others, especially those who have just entered and are praying the greeting of the mosque; the disturbance will prevent them from being mindful of what they are saying and doing in their prayer. This is a harm to people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once came out while they were praying in the mosque. He came out to his Companions who were praying in the mosque and raising their voices, and he said:As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 14:26.
The important point is that what the questioner mentioned is a religious innovation, and it is not permissible for anyone to harm the worshippers with this or anything else. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener Ibrahim al-Abdullah says:
The Shaykh : This is not a practice with a basis.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, it is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions. It is not reported from them that anyone would read while the others listen, waiting for the Friday prayer. Nor should a person do this, because it is a religious innovation that did not exist in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions. Also, it disturbs the others, especially those who have just entered and are praying the greeting of the mosque; the disturbance will prevent them from being mindful of what they are saying and doing in their prayer. This is a harm to people. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once came out while they were praying in the mosque. He came out to his Companions who were praying in the mosque and raising their voices, and he said:
Each of you is conversing with his Lord, so do not raise your voices over one another in recitation.
كلكم يناجي ربه، فلا يجهر بعضكم على بعض في القراءةThe important point is that what the questioner mentioned is a religious innovation, and it is not permissible for anyone to harm the worshippers with this or anything else. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. The listener Ibrahim al-Abdullah says: