Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

IMPROTANT FEATURES OF FRIDAY KHUTBAH (SERMON)

Twelve things are masnun in the Friday khutbah:

1. Delivering the khutbah standing.

2. Delivering the khutbah in two parts.

3. Sitting between the two parts of the khutbah for sometime, enough to say  three times.

4. Being free form all sorts of uncleanness.

5. Facing the gathering while delivering the khutbah (sermon)

6. Reciting  (I seek refuge in ALLAAH from the Shaitan, the cursed) in the mind before delivering the khutbah (sermon)

7. Delivering the khutbah (sermon) so loudly so as to enable the people to hear it.

8. Including the following topics in the khutbah (sermon)

(i) Thanks giving and praising ALLAAH.

(ii) Bearing witness to the oneness of ALLAAH and

(iii) Bearing witness to the prophet hood.

(iv) Invoking blessings on the Prophet

(v) Admonition and advice.

(vi) Recitation of a few ayat or a whole Surah from the Holy QURAAN.

(vii) Repeating the same subjects in the second part of the khutbah.

(viii)Praying for the Muslims in general in the second part of the khutbah instead of admonition and advice.

9. Keeping the khutbah shorter than Salaah (Salaah) in point of time.

10. Delivering the khutbah standing on a mimber (pulpit) in case there is no mimber, then one should take the support of a staff or any other such thing. (Placing one hand in the other while delivering khutbah as is the practice now a days is not borne out by traditions).

11. Both the parts of the khutbah should be in Arabic. Deliveringthe khutbah in any other language and also reciting couplets from a language other than ‘Arabic during khutbah (as is the practice these days is against the Sunnah and makruh Tahrimee).

12. Performing Salaah for the Prophet, his offshoot, his Companions, his wives, specially the four rightful caliphs, Hadrat Hamza and Hadrat Abbas (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) is mustahabb (commendable) [Bahishti Gohar]