What is the ruling on the preacher who gestures with his hand during the sermon on the pulpit, as if warning and threatening?
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The questioner : ... moving the hands during the Friday sermon, not in supplication, but rather, for example, ... the first and the second
The Shaykh : Yes, how?
The questioner : That is, he moves his hand in the Friday sermon as if counting the first and the second during the sermon, not supplicating with it. Shaykh, some people say that the Companions only objected to the Amir of Madinah because he was raising his hands in supplication. Then it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to move his hands, as in
The Shaykh : He gestures, he gestures, even those who objected to Marwan said that the Messenger used to gesture, not going beyond the gesture.
The questioner : Shaykh, the sermon ... the pulpit used to shake from it, as mentioned in the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And it also shook at 'Arafah when he saidSunan an-Nasa'i 3606Hasan (Darussalam) and the like. We say, O Shaykh, the pulpit is raised by supplication, not just speaking.
The Shaykh : Yes, just moving it for a suitable occasion is fine. But some people say, "O people, fear Allah, be afraid of Allah," while he is on the pulpit. This is not correct.
The questioner : O Shaykh, this is what shakes the emotions.
The Shaykh : But what is established from the Messenger is that the Messenger used to admonish them with admonitions from which eyes would weep and hearts would tremble, and he did not do this.
The questioner : People now do not move, O Shaykh. He reads the Qur'an to them.
The Shaykh : By Allah, look, O Muhammad. Yes, let the preachers shake their hands now, yes, until their shawls fall off the people, and perhaps they will fall from the ground. This will not happen.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, leave it all. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, how?
The questioner : That is, he moves his hand in the Friday sermon as if counting the first and the second during the sermon, not supplicating with it. Shaykh, some people say that the Companions only objected to the Amir of Madinah because he was raising his hands in supplication. Then it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to move his hands, as in
The Shaykh : He gestures, he gestures, even those who objected to Marwan said that the Messenger used to gesture, not going beyond the gesture.
The questioner : Shaykh, the sermon ... the pulpit used to shake from it, as mentioned in the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : And it also shook at 'Arafah when he said
O Allah, bear witness, O Allah, bear witness, O Allah, bear witness
اللهم اشهد اللهم اشهد اللهم اشهدThe Shaykh : Yes, just moving it for a suitable occasion is fine. But some people say, "O people, fear Allah, be afraid of Allah," while he is on the pulpit. This is not correct.
The questioner : O Shaykh, this is what shakes the emotions.
The Shaykh : But what is established from the Messenger is that the Messenger used to admonish them with admonitions from which eyes would weep and hearts would tremble, and he did not do this.
The questioner : People now do not move, O Shaykh. He reads the Qur'an to them.
The Shaykh : By Allah, look, O Muhammad. Yes, let the preachers shake their hands now, yes, until their shawls fall off the people, and perhaps they will fall from the ground. This will not happen.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, leave it all. Yes.