The Eid Sermon: Is It Two Sermons or One?
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The questioner : A questioner asks: What is the recommended practice (sunnah) regarding the Eid sermon? Is it two sermons or one? We ask for details on this matter.
The Shaykh : The well-known view among the Hanbali scholars is that it is two sermons: the first and the second Eid sermons. If a person limits himself to one sermon without causing any fitnah (trial or discord), there is no harm in that. However, if he fears fitnah, such as people becoming unruly or each person acting according to their own understanding of a ruling, then he should limit himself to what the people were accustomed to, so that the door is not opened to the people.
The Shaykh : The well-known view among the Hanbali scholars is that it is two sermons: the first and the second Eid sermons. If a person limits himself to one sermon without causing any fitnah (trial or discord), there is no harm in that. However, if he fears fitnah, such as people becoming unruly or each person acting according to their own understanding of a ruling, then he should limit himself to what the people were accustomed to, so that the door is not opened to the people.