{"_id":"66fc9f0f4e99bc53fe9f4006","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should one pray Dhuhr afterwards if they doubt the Khutbah was valid according to the Shafi'i school?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If an adherent to the Shafi'i Madhab prays Jummah but the Imam does not fulfil the pillars of the Khutbah per our Madhab, does the person have to pray Dhuhr after or can they just follow the Imam in his Khutbah and in the rulings he follows? Should we advise the Khateeb to accommodate different Madhabib by informing him of the Shafi'i conditions for the Khutbah?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"As long as the khutbah is delivered according to one of the four Sunni schools of law, it is valid, and there is no need to pray Dhuhr afterward. According to Shafi'i scholars, it is wajib for an imam whose congregation consists of followers from various schools of thought to take into account the differences between the schools and avoid actions that could invalidate the prayer according to any of them. If the masjid you attend has a mixed congregation with people following different schools, which is common in many places in the West, I recommend discussing this matter with the imam. As for praying Dhuhr afterward, it is not recommended unless you have legitimate doubts about the validity of the Jumu'ah prayer or khutbah due to the conditions not being met. This is a practice followed by many scholars, even in Muslim-majority countries.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff90b76658b4c232aa0","tag":"Knowledge: Madhabs","count":65},{"_id":"668d9fec0b76658b4c23292a","tag":"Salah: Jummah","count":41}],"createdOn":"2024-10-02T01:17:03.791Z"}