TheFriday sermon (khutbah) is compulsory part of the Friday prayer. The Friday prayer is not validated without the khutbah. The Friday sermon is basically two Khutbah separated by a small (quiet) sitting time. [NOTE: It is preferred that the person giving khutbah should lead the Friday prayer. However it is also allowed that any other person
45Short Friday Khutbah. All praise is due to Allah. We praise Him; seek for His assistance and forgiveness and we seek refuge with Him from evils of our souls and our misdeeds. No one can mislead whosoever Allah guides and none can guide whosoever Allah causes to go astray. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah alone. TheJumu'ah Khutbah is a shart (condition) of the prayer. The Jumu'ah prayer is not complete without the khutbah. Furthermore, this condition can only be fulfilled by the performance of dhikrullaah (remembrance of Allah). It is sunnah for the khutbah of the Jumu'ah and 'Eidain to be in Arabic, and in opposition to this, to perform the KnowingAllah through His Beautiful Names - Al Hafidh. Allah's names bring us close to Him Just as you need do an MOT for your car every year, you need an MOT for your understanding of Allah so you can be safe and September 17, 2023 -. by Shaykh Haytham Tamim. in Khutbah.