Question:

Is it permissable to lead the Jummah prayer by performing the whole Khutbah in English. After the Adhan A few words are said in Arabic and the remainder is in English and like wise the second sermon is performed in the same way. This is the method that has been adopted by the brothers at work and from my knowledge the final khutbah should always be in Arabic. Can you please be kind enough to confirm, with some evidence if peforming the Khutbah in Enlgish is acceptable.

Answer:

The whole Khutbah should be in Arabic. If it is entirely in English the Jumah Salah will not be valid. If however some Arabic words are said at the start of the Khutbah such as Laa ilaha illaha, Al-Hamdulillah or Subhanallah the Kutbah, required for the validity of the Jumah Salah, will be sufficient. This practice however should be avoided as it is against the Sunnah, and the Khutbah should be recited entirely in Arabic. See Shaikh Taqi Uthmani's booklet on the subject: "The language of the Friday Khutbah."

Mufti Mohammed Sajjad

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