Salam After the khutbah, but before we actually pray Salaah, the Imam gives a plea to us to donate to the masjid. Is this halal?

Assalaam-u-alaykum, I was watching a YouTube video (watch from 5:49 to 6:17) by Muslim Lantern: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt5aWPQGa0A&start=348&end=377 During prayer, it's apparently a sunnah to return salaam to a fellow Muslim if acknowledging their salaam by signaling with the palm of your hand. This is referenced is Sunan Abu Dawood, Book 2, Hadith Number 0927; Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: https://sunnah.com/abudawud:927 My question is if the salaam is given such importance during a prayer (when you should have most concentration and are speaking directly with your creator), why is returning the salaam of a fellow Muslim not allowed during Friday khutbah when everyone is listening to the surmon by a khateeb, which is also obligatory to the jhummah prayer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNtXldFs1yQ https://islamqa.info/en/answers/45651/is-talking-during-khutbah-permissible I'm a little perplexed by this upon discovering this dichotomy. Does anyone know why there are differences here? May Allah guide us all and only He knows best. Jazakallah Khairan.

I recently came across a sermon where the narrator recommends to recite > YA SHAAFI YA KAFI YA BAQI ( The Healer, Self-sufficient, The > Everlasting) for General Sickness, Deadly Diseases, Fevers, Burns or Evil Eye. Is there any reference to this from the sunnah? How authentic is this practice?

Is there any Islamic basis for doing that?

There is an undotted sermon which is attributed to Imam Ali (a.s.). It is said that this is without any dot. Is it right? If so, can you present its text?

The Eid salah is the reverse of Jumu'ah in that it's the salah then Khutbah not Khutbah then salah. I read you must stay until the end of the Khutbah but is there a valid view to leave after the salah as I see some brothers do either ignorantly or via a valid view of the scholars?

The imam said something that really struck my heart and I said "alhamdulillah" pretty loud. Was this haram?

I would like to know, whether it is allowed to make dua after the Khutba (is it called sermon?) given by any Iman (say in Friday prayer, Eid prayers). I have heard different views from different people as to some say *dua* is not to be made after the khutba, and some say it is one of the moments when your *dua* gets accepted. But, these views were never supported by any reference. Can anyone elaborate on this point with proper reference to authentic sources?

So i know from my knowledge when imam has to give islamic lecture or khutba, he needs give it normally or nicely. but however in my country **Bangladesh**, not all but some of the imam or sheikhs give khutba very harshly sometimes insulting some people, and sometime start yelling. So i show them some of the verses that says to give speech nicely not yelling as i believe that. Like this one: > So by mercy from Allah , [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them. And > if you had been **rude [in speech] and harsh in heart**, they would have > disbanded from about you Verse (3:159) but they give evidence by quoting a hadith. and says that messenger (Peace be upon him) used get angry and rasie his voice when giving khutba. That hadith is this > It was narrated that Jabir bin 'Abdullah said: "When the Messenger of > Allah (ﷺ) delivered a sermon, his eyes would turn red, he would raise > his voice and he would speak with intensity, as if he were warning of > an (enemy) army, saying, 'They will surely attack you in the morning, > or they will surely attack you in the evening!' He would say: 'I and > the Hour have been sent like these two,' and he would hold his index > and middle finger. Then he would say: 'The best of guidance is the > guidance of Muhammad. The most evil matters are those that are > newly-invented, and every innovation (Bid'ah) is a going astray.' And > he used to say: 'Whoever dies and leaves behind some wealth, it is for > his family, and whoever leaves behind a debt or dependent children, > then they are both my responsibility.'" Grade: Sahih (Darussalam) Sunnah.com reference : Book 1, Hadith 45 English translation : Vol. 1, Book 1, Hadith 45 Arabic reference : Book 1, Hadith 47 So my question is, **Is it true that Muhammad (ﷺ) Used to give every khutba this way, and is it allowed to yell and talk harshly while giving khutba?**

How exactly did the Imam read the Qirat or deliver a Khutbah in the past before the invention of the microphone so as to make a group of 1000 - 2000 people hear him? In some case the population would reach 10000 as was the case of hajj in the past. How exactly was it it possible for such a huge population to pray behind one imam and still be able to hear his Qirat or his Khutbah?

Assalamualaikum waramatullahi wabarakatuhu I want to asked what are the things that imam should do and shouldn't do whenever he started the khutba, like, is the imam allow to make jokes and fun or telling story whenever he started the khutba

While in any address by a mufti, the name of Holy Prophet is repeated multiple times? What should the audience do in this situation? Do we offer darood-o-salam every time or not, because while doing so, one can often lose concentration on the address.

The term calculator is used this [khutba](https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-1-sermons/sermon-1-praise-due-allah-whose-worth-cannot-be-descrive) in the *Nahjul Balagha* compiled by Sharif Razi >Praise is due to Allah whose worth cannot be described by speakers, whose bounties cannot be counted by calculators and whose claim (to obedience) cannot be satisfied by those who attempt to do so, whom the height of intellectual courage cannot appreciate, and the divings of understanding cannot reach; He for whose description no limit has been laid down, no eulogy exists, no time is ordained and no duration is fixed. He brought forth creation through His Omnipotence, dispersed winds through His Compassion, and made firm the shaking earth with rocks. Obviously, there were no such things as calculators then. What is the term that has been translated by this and is there a more appropriate term in English that is available?

Assalam walaikum Due to spread of recent panademic the authorities have closed mosques in Kuwait. Everyone is asked to pray at home. My question is how many Rakats do I pray for Jummah? Or we have to continue praying only dhuhar as there is no Khutbah.

During school days, they let us use the school bus to go to a mesjid for Salatul Jumu'ah. When we go to the ground around the mesjid (which has the bathroom and the wudu place), I notice a lot of people speaking there even when the khutba has started. But they're speaking **outside** the mesjid, and from outside we can kind of hear the Khutba (but not very clearly) from the electronic speakers at the mesjid. In this case, is talking during Khutba also make you gain nothing but laghw (idle talk)? Jazakum Allah khayran,

In many places, the Friday khutbah from the mosque is transmitted through loudspeakers which are otherwise used for Adhan and Iqamah only. Sometimes one may hear the khutbah while in the bathroom or while he is getting ready and may not be able to completely pay attention. Does this regard him to have broken the etiquette of listening attentively to the khutbah? Also the women who are working in household, are they supposed to listen too?

I want complete detailed steps on khutbah right from start (stand , say assalamualaikum, sit , athan, stand and say in Arabic etc) to the end (wa aqeemussalah) with references (Hadith or Quran). I have searched a lot on the internet but they all have their own guidelines without references. I need it as I have no background in khutbah delivery and I need to deliver in my university. Note:I don't intend to know the topics like how many people are required, the validity of the place etc. I want to know what all the khateeb( related to fardh) has to do basically. I don't mind if you add something which is extra (Sunnah) in your answer but please mention if it's an extra portion.

In my neighborhood, the Friday khutbah is delivered only using Arabic. There are other khateebs that use both Indonesian (or other languages) and Arabic. As far as I know, they replace the sermon by two cycles, one for each language. **Question:** Can the khateeb deliver the Friday khutbah in a language other than Arabic?

I have a couple of questions about Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) last sermon. As there are [different versions](http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Last_Sermon_of_Muhammad) as well as [variant translations](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/3032/is-prophet-muhammads-last-sermon-an-accurate-translation) of this sermon in circulation, I have included the copy I am asking about at the end of this question if anyone wants to go over it (I got it in an email). Anyway, on to the questions: 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?** 2. In the sermon Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) says to be aware of Satan because he cannot lead you astray in big things so be aware of following him in small things. **What does he mean when he talks about big things vs. small things?** For instance, what makes a sin big vs. small? ---------- **The Prophet's Last Sermon:** (emphasis mine) > > O People, lend me an attentive ear, > ***for I don't know whether, after this year, I shall ever be amongst you again.*** > Therefore listen to what I am saying to you carefully and take these > words to those who could not be present here today. > > O People, just as you regard this month, this day, this city as > Sacred, so regard the life and property of every Muslim as a sacred > trust. Return the goods entrusted to you to their rightful owners. > Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you. Remember that you will indeed > meet your Lord, and that He will indeed reckon your deeds. Allaah has > forbidden you to take usury (Interest), therefore all interest > obligation shall henceforth be waived... > > Beware of Satan, for your safety of your religion. > ***He has lost all hope that he will ever be able to lead you astray in big things, so beware of following him in small things.*** > > > O People, it is true that you have certain rights with regard to your > women, but they also have right over you. If they abide by your right > then to them belongs the right to be fed and clothed in kindness. Do > treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners > and committed helpers. And it is your right that they do not make > friends with any one of whom you do not approve, as well as never to > commit adultery. > > > O People, listen to me in earnest, worship Allaah, say your five daily > prayers (Salaah), fast during the month of Ramadaan, and give your > wealth in Zakaat. Perform Hajj if you can afford to. You know that > every Muslim is the brother of another Muslim. You are all equal. > Nobody has superiority over other except by piety and good action. > > Remember, one day you will appear before Allaah and answer for your > deeds. So beware, do not astray from the path of righteousness after I > am gone. > > > O People, no prophet or apostle will come after me and no new faith > will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and understand my > words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the Qur'an > and my example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go > astray. > > All those who listen to me shall pass on my words to others and those > to others again; and may the last ones understand my words better than > those who listen to me directly. > > Be my witness oh Allaah that I have conveyed your message to your > people.

As far as I know all Muslims (correct me if I'm wrong) agree that the jumu'ah prayer consists of two sermons and a two raka' prayer. I'd like to know what constitutes a correct khotba of jumua'ah according the different schools of fiqh (if possible name some evidences and references). And whether or how they differ between the first and second khotba (sermon). (Of course an answer of a single school is welcome)