The Ruling on a Person Other Than the Khatib Leading the Friday Prayer

Question:
The listener Ibrahim Mahmoud, an Egyptian resident in Riyadh, has a question in which he says: In the Friday prayer, one man called the first adhan and another called the second adhan, one man delivered the two Friday sermons, and another man led us in the prayer. What is the ruling on that?

Answer:
There is no harm in this, and praise be to Allah. It is permissible for one person to perform the first adhan, another the second, one person to deliver the khutbah, and another to lead the prayer. There is no harm in any of this, and praise be to Allah.
However, it is better for the one who leads the prayer to be the one who delivers the khutbah, and for the one who delivers the khutbah to be the one who leads the prayer, if that is feasible. If it is feasible, it is better for the imam to be the khatib, as was the case with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Rightly Guided Caliphs and others. This is what is better.
But if one person delivers the khutbah and another leads the prayer, there is no harm. Yes.

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.