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?
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?
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.
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?
Q: Once the Jumuah khutbah starts, is it permissible to perform the sunnah salaah?
Q: I always wondered what is the significance of the imaam using a "stick" at the time of the jumuah 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?
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?
Q: The Khateeb in our district Masjid in the Arabic sermon - khutbah, he reads it as "fakheemil ithm" instead of "ism". A scholar says that this is totally incorrect as Naoozoobillah you are saying that Allah Ta'ala commits great sins. The Khwateeb was asked to correct it, but doesn't do it. He continues to recite in this manner.
1. Is it true that the meaning actually changes and it can lead to kufr?
2. Should the Khateeb be allowed to continue giving the khutbah if he fails to correct this mistake?
Q: Is it allowed to say salam and durood to رسول الله صلي الله عليه و سلم during the Friday khutbah, especially if the Khateeb asks us to send salam.