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Is it permitted to leave Eid salah before the Khutbah?

It is permitted to leave during a sermon unless it is a sermon of jumu'ah. This is due to the fact that the juma'h prayer is fard 'ayn (obligatory on every male Muslim unless he has a valid excuse, ...
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Why did the Imam hold a sword in Hagia Sophia while giving the sermon?

According to the majority of the mahabs, leaning on either a staff, bow or sword in the Khutbah is sunnah and hence mustahab. يسن أن يعتمد على قوس أو سيف أو عصا أو نحوها The Sunnah is to lean on a ...
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Should the khateeb deliver the Friday khutbah in Arabic?

If the majority of worshippers are Arabic speakers, then the Khutba should be in Arabic. If not, there should be a khutba in the language most commonly understood between them. The importance of a ...
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Are there any documented sermons by Prophet Muhammad other than the last sermon?

There are many sermons collected in different books. You will find some of them in different books of Hadith. And others in the books of Seerah. And there are many books was collecting sermons only. ...
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I said “Alhamdullilah” out loud during khutba?

What one should do while the Imam or Khateeb is holding the sermon of Jumu'ah Let me first point at a couple of ahadith teaching us the correct virtuous of listening to the jumu'ah sermon: One should ...
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What should be done when the name of Holy prophet is repeated several times in a khutba?

A Muslim is supposed to ask Allaah to send salaah and salaam upon the Messenger of Allaah when he hears the mention of the Messenger of Allaah. The wisdom appears to be to keep tongues moist with the ...
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How were khutbahs given before invention of microphone?

Definitely it was not possible for 10000 people to listen Imam without microphone. There's no hidden magic that you're looking forward. But for prayers, Takbeerat were recalled by persons in mid to ...
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Is there a better term than 'calculator' available here?

In Arabic, the word used is "العادّون", and it's basically an agent noun for the verb "to calculate" or "to count". In much the same way that a "writer" is "one who writes" and a "baker" is "one who ...
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How to pray if Friday prayers are cancelled?

Note that to pray a congregation prayer you need at least two people who ar mukallaf (reached at least the ade of puberty and have no mental sickness etc.). For jumuah prayer these two people should ...
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How to pray if Friday prayers are cancelled?

The condition for Jummah prayer is that it needs to be done in the public and we cannot perform it alone or secretly. As a result, if you are praying at home, you simply cannot perform Jummah prayer, ...
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How to pray if Friday prayers are cancelled?

You can pray only Zuhr prayer with 4 faraz if you want to pray at home, and Jummah prayer cannot be prayed at home. So instead of 2 Faraz of Jummah, you'll need to pray 4 Faraz of Zuhr.
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Jumah Khutbah Guide

Whatever we see in Friday Prayer (Specially Khutbah) is correct way because there is no contradiction between any Imam. If you want to explore see all the hadith on Jummah (Friday Prayer) Verse (62:...
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I said “Alhamdullilah” out loud during khutba?

In my humble opinion you did nothing wrong, rather I would appreciate that you were so deeply involved in listening to ‘khutaba’ that you responded involuntarily and instantly and it was the voice of ...
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Should the khateeb deliver the Friday khutbah in Arabic?

❶ - Arabic is the language of Islam, and the Khutbah is part of Islam - and it is absolutely essential not to lose motivation for learning arabic in it's pure form. The Qur'an is only Arabic: وكذلك ...
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Questions about Prophet Muhammad's last sermon

All perfect praise be to Allah. Question 1: In the beginning of this sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) talks about he not knowing if he'll be alive after that year. Did he know when he was going to die? ...
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