Is the second adhan for Jumu'ah to be omitted if it leads to people praying the rawatib, even though it is not prescribed?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, is it possible to leave off a sunnah in order to prevent a bid'ah (religious innovation)?
The Shaykh : In order to prevent a bid'ah (religious innovation)!
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : How? If you perform the sunnah, you drive away the bid'ah, and if you leave off a sunnah, you bring the bid'ah closer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Give me an example of what is in your mind.
The questioner : Yesterday, O Shaykh, we said that the preferred and sunnah practice is the two adhans for the Jumu'ah prayer. We said that in some countries, when they give the two adhans, the people stand up and pray four rak'ahs or two rak'ahs between the adhans, so we tell them that this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and that it is not permissible... and they criticized them for that, saying that if they gave only one adhan, the people would sit down, because the khatib cannot stand up to pray after the adhan, because the khatib...
The Shaykh : Are you certain of that? Because I see that now, some of the foreigners here, when the adhan is given, they stand up and pray. Here, they pray after the adhan, and then they argue with you using the excuse of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 185Sahih (Darussalam).
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : In any case, the point is that they should not leave off the adhan for this reason. The adhan is given, and it is explained to the people that this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is the correct course.
The Shaykh : In order to prevent a bid'ah (religious innovation)!
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : How? If you perform the sunnah, you drive away the bid'ah, and if you leave off a sunnah, you bring the bid'ah closer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Give me an example of what is in your mind.
The questioner : Yesterday, O Shaykh, we said that the preferred and sunnah practice is the two adhans for the Jumu'ah prayer. We said that in some countries, when they give the two adhans, the people stand up and pray four rak'ahs or two rak'ahs between the adhans, so we tell them that this is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and that it is not permissible... and they criticized them for that, saying that if they gave only one adhan, the people would sit down, because the khatib cannot stand up to pray after the adhan, because the khatib...
The Shaykh : Are you certain of that? Because I see that now, some of the foreigners here, when the adhan is given, they stand up and pray. Here, they pray after the adhan, and then they argue with you using the excuse of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between every two calls (to prayer) there is a Salat
بين كل أذانين صلاةThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : In any case, the point is that they should not leave off the adhan for this reason. The adhan is given, and it is explained to the people that this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). This is the correct course.