JUM'A PRAYER - IF THE KHUTBAS ARE MISSED

Jan 10, '13 11:25 AM for everyone

What If I Missed the Khutbas before Jum'a Prayer?

The two Khutbas (sermons) delivered by the Imam are essential parts of the Friday Prayer. The audience is required to listen to the Khutba and not to engage in any other activity, not even offering the Nafila prayers. However, if a person missed the Khutbas, he or she can still join the Friday Prayer, and it will be considered sufficient.

Discipline and Orderliness in Jum'a

In the Friday Prayer, it is important to listen attentively to the sermon of the Imam. After the sermon, straighten up the rows of the jama'at and stand close to one another. Hasten in filling the gaps when the Iqamah is being recited. Remain silent when the Imam is reciting the Surahs, and in stages of Dhikr, those who are in the first rows should not recite the Dhikr so loud that the Imam hears them. Do not go into Ruku or Sujud before the Imam.

Imam as-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said, "The best moment when du'a is accepted (by God) on Friday is the time when the Imam ends his sermon and before he asks the people to straighten their rows..."