Allowing a person who is not a haafidh or aalim to give the jumuah khutbah
Q: If s person is not a Haafidh or Aalim, can he read the jummah khutbah (he done alot of juz and can read Arabic).
The Jumuah Khutba
Imaam pausing in the middle of the khutbah to make an announcement
Q: During the Jumu'ah Khutbah (the second Khutbah) the Imaam stopped in the middle of the Khutbah and made an announcement saying "whilst the Khutbah is on we are not allowed to talk".
1. What is the ruling, will this nullify the Khutbah or not?
2. What is the ruling with regarding to stopping the Khutbah to make an announcement?
3. Will the Jumu'ah have to be made Qadha of?
Imaam standing on the Mimbar after the khutbah and making an announcement for straightening the saffs
Q:
1. After the Khutbah on Jumu'ah, can the Imaam continue standing on the Mimbar to see that the Masjid is being filled and there are no spaces?
2. After the Khutbah on Jumu'ah, can the Imaam continue standing on the Mimbar and make the announcement for straightening the Saffs?
3. What is the ruling regarding waiting after the Khutbah on Jumu'ah to let the Masjid get filled?
Folding the hands during the khutbah
Q: Is it a bid’ah to fold the hands in the first part of the khutbah and then put them on the knees on the second part of the khutbah?
Delivering a khutbah from the cellphone
Q: Certain 'Ulama in KZN are reading the Jummuah Khutbah from their cellphone. Please comment. Initially they started doing it because they claimed COVID contagion from the kitaab, but now they cannot claim COVID.
Delivering a Bayaan or Khutbah from the Cellphone
Q: We have noticed a new trend where some people take out their phones and read the jumuah or eid khutbah from them, or refer to them when delivering a bayaan. Is it correct to deliver a bayaan or khutbah from a phone, or is this incorrect?
Performing salaah once the jumuah khutbah starts
Q: Once the Jumuah khutbah starts, is it permissible to perform the sunnah salaah?
Significance of the imaam using a "stick" at the time of the jumuah khutbah
Q: I always wondered what is the significance of the imaam using a "stick" at the time of the jumuah khutbah?
Using the asaa (stick) and looking left and right while giving the khutbah
Q:
1. Is it preferred for the muazzin to give the person giving the khutbah the stick?
2. Should the person giving khutbah look left and right while giving the khutbah?
Stopping a person from talking during the khutbah
Q: If I see a person speaking during the khutbah, this person speaks incessantly to the point of making the khutba of the imam inaudible and causes obvious discomfort, is there a way to neutralize him?