If the Friday sermon is twenty minutes long, should the preacher strive to make the prayer longer?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the question, sometimes the preacher might finish the sermon, for example, in twenty minutes. Now, should he strive to make the prayer longer, and of course it is necessary...?
The Shaykh : He should strive to make the prayer long, but not longer than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : Ah, yes.
The questioner : And what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is that he used to recite[Al-A'la 87:1], and al-Ghashiyah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And in some narrations, al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So sometimes, if the preacher feels that there is something in the sermon, he extends it by a few minutes and recites the longer surahs established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : He should strive to make the prayer long, but not longer than the prayer of the Messenger of Allah.
The questioner : Very good.
The Shaykh : Ah, yes.
The questioner : And what is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is that he used to recite
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَىThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And in some narrations, al-Jumu'ah and al-Munafiqun.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So sometimes, if the preacher feels that there is something in the sermon, he extends it by a few minutes and recites the longer surahs established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh: Yes.
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