{"_id":"675b166fd657c23811dcec25","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is jummuah invalidated if there is a long pause between the khutbahs or between the khutbah and prayer?\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The reality in the mosque I’m currently going to is that the first sermon is full in Arabic after that the imam sits and some other guy stands up and translated the khutba for the non Arabic speakers from Arabic to German. This takes usually 5-10 minutes. We once tried to talk to the people in charge about this issue and for some weeks the imam translated it himself (with bad German because he can’t speak that well) but for over a year now they‘ve switched back to other people translating it for the imam. The thing is I’m concerned that the pause/sitting of the imam is too long which results in the jummuah prayer becoming invalid. Is this the case? Is the khutbah invalid in such a scenario and should I repeat all jummuah prayers from the last 6 years (praying dhuhr instead)? Or is it not so serious?\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Yes, you are correct. The khutbas would be invalid due to the lack of continuity. Unfortunately, a basic understanding of the legal rulings is often missing in many of our masjids across the western world.\\n\\nA simple solution for your masjid could be to deliver both the speech and translation before the khutbas. Then, after the adhan, the imam can give a two short Arabic khutba covering the essentials, which takes about five minutes. This is common in many Hanafi masajid and ensures the khutba’s validity. If there’s doubt, it’s recommended to pray ẓuhr afterwards as a precaution.\\n\\nMissed Jumu'ah prayers need to be made up because the khutbahs were invalid, rendering the prayer invalid. You should strive to make them up. However, if this feels overwhelming, there is a weaker opinion held by a minority of scholars that the khutbah is not essential for the validity of Jumu'ah. Respected figures like al-Hasan al-Basri and a couple of Imam Malik’s [mujtahid] students held this view. While this isn't the Shafi'i school's fatwa, it’s mentioned here due to the exceptional challenges we face today.\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fec0b76658b4c23292a","tag":"Salah: Jummah","count":41}],"createdOn":"2024-12-12T16:59:27.514Z"}