Ruling on speaking while the imam is delivering the Friday sermon
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Question:
We are a group that works to transmit the Friday sermon from al-Masjid al-Haram via satellite to all parts of the world, and there is a great benefit for Muslims in this. However, we are sometimes compelled to give instructions to our colleagues. Do we commit a sin if we speak during the sermon for the sake of the public interest?
Answer:
If you are praying with the people, do not speak; take it and record it without speaking. But if you have already prayed in another mosque, or if you come to record it after someone else has recorded it, then speaking does no harm. However, if you speak while the imam is delivering the sermon and you are with the praying congregation, then one who is praying with the imam does not speak as long as the imam is delivering the sermon.
We are a group that works to transmit the Friday sermon from al-Masjid al-Haram via satellite to all parts of the world, and there is a great benefit for Muslims in this. However, we are sometimes compelled to give instructions to our colleagues. Do we commit a sin if we speak during the sermon for the sake of the public interest?
Answer:
If you are praying with the people, do not speak; take it and record it without speaking. But if you have already prayed in another mosque, or if you come to record it after someone else has recorded it, then speaking does no harm. However, if you speak while the imam is delivering the sermon and you are with the praying congregation, then one who is praying with the imam does not speak as long as the imam is delivering the sermon.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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