THE FRIDAY KHUTBAH
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE FRIDAY ZIKR (KHUTBAH) AND OTHER LECTURES
| The Friday Khutbah | Other Lectures |
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The Friday Khutbah is a condition for the validity of Jumu’ah Salaat. Without the Khutbah, Jumu’ah Salaat not valid. |
Not conditional for any Salaat. |
| Permissible and valid only on Fridays. | Permissible on any day. |
| Permissible and valid only after Zawaal (after noon). | Permissible even before noon. |
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Its recital to only one or two persons not permissible according to the Hanafi Mazhab. At least three people excluding the Imaam have to be present. And, according to the Shaafi Mazhab at least 40 persons have to be present |
No stipulation of any number of persons for its validity. |
| Performance of any Salaat, speaking, reciting Durood, etc., while the Khutbah is in progress NOT permissible. | Permissible during the progress of lectures. |
| Consists of two separate Khutbahs. | One lecture is a single lecture. |
| The two khutbas have to be separated by a short interval during which the lmaam has to sit on the mimbar. | No such practice necessary for any lecture. |
| A single Tahmeed, Tasbeeh or Tahleel will suffice to discharge the obligation (i.e. Khutbah is valid although against the Sunnah, and as such not advocated) of the Khutbah. | A single Tahmeed, Tasbeeh or Tahleel is not a lecture. |
| Allah Ta’ala has decreed the Jumu’ah Khutbah Fardh. | No particular lecture Fardh. |
| Those who do not listen or attend the Friday Khutbah are Fussaaq (rebellious sinners). | Those who do not listen to any particular lecture are not sinners. |
| If the Friday Khutbah is delivered before Zawaal it will have to be repeated. | Not so in the case of other lectures. |
| Permissible only in big towns and cities. Not permissible in the little villages. | Permissible anywhere. |
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Not permissible to recite it after the Jumu’ah Salaat. |
Permissible before or after Salaat. |
| Athaan has to be recited in the presence of the Imaam sitting on the mimbar just before the Khutbah. | This practice not necessary and not permissible for any lecture. |
| The Friday Khutbah is compulsorily followed by Salaat. | No Salaat has been ordained after (or even before) a lecture. Do not represent any Salaat. |
| The Friday Khutbah is representative of two rakaats Salaat. | Not the case with other lectures. |
| The Friday Khutbah is a practice, the form and manner upon which Ijma' (Consensus of Opinion) is registered. | No Ijma' on the form and manner of other lectures. |
| Our Nabi (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had a mimbar erected for the purpose of the Jumu’ah Khutbah. | Mimbar not necessary for other lectures. |
| The Jumu’ah Khutbah is among the Shi-aar (Salient Features) of Islaam. | Not among the Shi-aar of Islaam. |
| It has to be recited by the Khateeb standing. | Permissible to deliver other lectures sitting. Standing not necessary. |
| The Friday Khutbah recited in the presence of only a female audience is not permissible. | Is permissible. |
| Consists of Fardh and Sunnat factors. | Do not consist of Fardh and Sunnat factors. |
| The Friday Khutbah is a ZIKR. | Not a Zikr. |
| THE FRIDAY KHUTBAH MUST BE RECITED IN Arabic. | Could be delivered in any language. |