Is the Friday sermon obligatory?
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The questioner : Is the Friday sermon obligatory?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory; there is no Friday prayer without a sermon.
The questioner : No, listening.
The Shaykh : Listening is obligatory,Sunan Ibn Majah 1110Sahih (Darussalam) yes.
The questioner : What is meant by the seven earths?
The Shaykh : What is meant by the seven earths is this earth we are on and what is beneath it.
The questioner : Do you mean the layers?
The Shaykh : The layers, yes.
The questioner : Is this a concept, or is there a text?
The Shaykh : There is a text.
The questioner : What is the text?
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1610a This is evidence that if one seizes a portion of the earth we are on, [it applies], but not the earth beneath it.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes ... according to the correct view, the imam does not bear the recitation of al-Fatihah for the followers.
The questioner : Is the imam's recitation a recitation for the followers?
The Shaykh : This is weak.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory; there is no Friday prayer without a sermon.
The questioner : No, listening.
The Shaykh : Listening is obligatory,
If you say to your companions: ‘Be quiet’ on a Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have engaged in Laghw (idle talk or behaviour).
إذا قلت لصاحبك أنصت يوم الجمعة والإمام يخطب فقد لغوتThe questioner : What is meant by the seven earths?
The Shaykh : What is meant by the seven earths is this earth we are on and what is beneath it.
The questioner : Do you mean the layers?
The Shaykh : The layers, yes.
The questioner : Is this a concept, or is there a text?
The Shaykh : There is a text.
The questioner : What is the text?
The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
He who wrongly took a span of land, Allah shall make him carry around his neck seven earths.
من اقتطع شبرًا من الأرض ظلمًا طوّقه الله به يوم القيامة بسبع أرضينThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes ... according to the correct view, the imam does not bear the recitation of al-Fatihah for the followers.
The questioner : Is the imam's recitation a recitation for the followers?
The Shaykh : This is weak.