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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-584 : HUKUM KHATIB TIDAK MEMBACA KHUTBAH KEDUA BAGI SOLAT JUMAAT
What is the ruling if the khatib omits the second sermon of the Friday prayer, and is the prayer still valid?
Short answer
Two sermons are a condition for the validity of Friday prayer according to the majority of scholars, including the Shafi'i school, because they take the place of two units of the Zuhr prayer.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Prayer (Salah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Two sermons are a condition for the validity of Friday prayer according to the majority of scholars, including the Shafi'i school, because they take the place of two units of the Zuhr prayer. If the imam forgets or deliberately omits the second sermon, the congregation should remind and advise him. If he does not recall it or refuses, they must not follow him and should perform the Zuhr prayer instead. If the Friday prayer has already been held without the second sermon, the congregation must repeat it as Zuhr because it was invalid.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Syarat sah bagi solat Jumaat hendaklah didahulukan dengan dua khutbah disisi jumhur ulama termasuk mazhab al-Syafie.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE-584 : HUKUM KHATIB TIDAK MEMBACA KHUTBAH KEDUA BAGI SOLAT JUMAAT”, 29 June 2021. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/4846-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-584-hukum-khatib-tidak-membaca-khutbah-kedua-bagi-solat-jumaat. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-khatib-omits-second-friday-sermon/