Mufti Zarwali allowing Friday Khutba in another Language

[Ansari]

Just wanted to share with you this information. In his q&a session on June 24 he stated that reciting Friday Khutba in an other language other than Arabic is permissible [jaa'iz] but not better. It will be against the sunnah however.

http://serveislam.com/Media/JAU/025_..._June_2011.mp3 [1:04:28]

[yousaf21]

what do other ulema like mufti taqi saab say?

[umar_italy]

what do other ulema like mufti taqi saab say?

The Language of the Friday Khutbah - Mufti Taqi Usmani - http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/khutar.htm

[Student_Of_Knowledge]

what do other ulema like mufti taqi saab say?

Source : Askimam.org - Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Answer -

1. http://www.islam.tc/cgi-bin/askimam/...q=513&act=view
2. http://www.islam.tc/cgi-bin/askimam/...q=118&act=view

[maneatinglizard]

Haven't all the scholars stated that it is valid, but not preferable (or makruh tahreemi)?

[mustajab]

Haven't all the scholars stated that it is valid, but not preferable (or makruh tahreemi)?

This is my understanding as well.

[Colonel_Hardstone]

Just wanted to share with you this information. In his q&a session on June 24 he stated that reciting Friday Khutba in an other language other than Arabic is permissible [jaa'iz] but not better. It will be against the sunnah however.

http://serveislam.com/Media/JAU/025_..._June_2011.mp3 [1:04:28]

Q #1 ) Is it Jaiz (permissible) to give the Friday Khutbah in another language...?
A) It is Jaiz (permissible) but not Behtar (superior)...

Q # 2) What is the Hukm’ (injunction) for Friday salah where the Imam gives the the Friday Khutbah in a language other than Arabic?

A) Its a violation of Sunnah

[chinzo]

In such a situation will it be okay to sticky to either of the two opinions a) by mufti zar wali and b) by mufti taqi usmani?

[yousaf21]

The Language of the Friday Khutbah - Mufti Taqi Usmani - http://www.central-mosque.com/fiqh/khutar.htm

could you give me a summary of what the article says plz.

[umar_italy]

could you give me a summary of what the article says plz.

In short, "Khutbah should be in Arabic":

Excerpt from the book:

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"The Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence also agrees with the former three schools in the principle that the Friday Khutbah should be delivered in Arabic and it is not permissible to deliver it in any other language. However, there is a slight difference of opinion about some details of this principle. Imam Abu Yousuf and Imam Muhammad, the two pupils of Imam Abu Hanifah are of the view that a non-Arabic Khutbah is not acceptable in the sense that it cannot fulfill the requirement of Jumu'ah prayer, therefore, no Jumu`ah prayer can be offered after it. Rather, the Khutbah must be delivered again in Arabic without which the following Jumu'ah prayer will not be valid. However, if no one from the community is able to deliver an Arabic Khutbah, then only in that case a non-Arabic Khutbah may fulfill the requirement based on the doctrine of necessity. The view of Imam Abu Yousuf and Imam Muhammad, in this respect, is close to the views of Imam Shafii and Imam Ahmad bin Hambal.

Imam Abu Hanifah, on the other hand, says that although it is Makrooh (impermissible) to deliver Khutbah in a non-Arab language yet if someone violates this principle and delivers it in any other language, then the requirement of Khutbah will be held as fulfilled and the Jumu`ah prayer offered after it will be valid.

Some people misunderstood the position of Imam Abu Hanifah in this matter from two different angels:

Firstly, some writers claim that this view represents the earlier position of Imam Abu Hanifah and he had, later on, withdrawn from it and had concurred to the view of his two pupils.

This statement is not correct. In fact, there are two separate issues which should not be confused. One issue is whether or not the recitation of the Holy Qur'an in a non-Arabic language is acceptable. It is with regard to this issue that Imam Abu Hanifah had an earlier view which accepted the recitation even in a non-Arab language, but later on, he recalled this view and concurred with the view of his two pupils and all other jurists who do not hold any recitation of Qur'an during Salah as valid unless it is in the original Arabic language. It is now settled with consensus and Imam Abu Hanifah does no longer differ from this unanimous position of the Muslim jurists.

The second issue relates to the Khutbah of Friday and to some other Adhkar of Salah like الله اكبر etc. This issue is still a matter of difference between Imam Abu Hanifah and other jurists including Imam Abu Yousuf and Imam Muhammad who are of the view that the Khutbah in a non-Arabic language is not at all acceptable, and no Jumu'ah prayer is valid after such a Khutbah, while Imam Abu Hanifah says that, despite being Makrooh, a non-Arabic Khutbah is recognized to the extent that it validates the Jumu`ah prayer performed after it. This view of Imam Abu Hanifah still holds good and he did never resile from it. (راجع رد المحتار)

The second misconception with regard to the position of Imam Abu Hanifah in the issue of Khutbah is that some people have misinterpreted his view to say that a non-Arabic Khutbah is quite permissible according to Imam Abu Hanifah.

This is again a wrong statement. Imam Abu Hanifah does not hold it quite permissible to deliver Khutbah in a non-Arabic language. He holds it "Makrooh Tahreeman", a term almost analogous to 'impermissible', which means that it is not allowed to deliver Khutbah in a language other than Arabic. However, if somebody commits this Makrooh (impermissible) act, his Khutbah will not be deemed as void, and the Jumu'ah prayer performed after it will be valid.

To properly understand his position, one must recall that the Khutbah is a condition precedent to the validity of Jumu`ah prayer. Without Khutbah, Jumu`ah prayer is void. Now most of the jurists, including Imam Abu Yousuf and Imam Muhammad are of the opinion that a non-Arabic Khutbah is not acceptable at all. If somebody delivers it in a non-Arabic language it can never be held as a Khutbah of Friday, therefore, it will not fulfill the condition of Jumu'ah prayer and no Jumu'ah prayer can be performed after it unless an Arabic Khutbah is delivered again.

Imam Abu Hanifah differs from them in this aspect only. He says that admittedly, a non-Arabic Khutbah is Makrooh or impermissible, yet the non-Arabic language does not render it as void. Therefore, it can be used for fulfilling the condition of the Jumu'ah prayer. Therefore, the people who attend such a Khutbah can participate in the Jumu'ah prayer and the obligation of Jumu'ah will be held as discharged.

It is thus evident that all the four recognized schools of Islamic Fiqh are unanimous on the point that the Khutbah must be delivered in Arabic. The Maliki jurists have gone to the extent that if no Arabic-knowing person is available for delivering Khutbah, the Jumu'ah is converted into Zuhr prayer. The Shafii jurists say that in this case the Muslims are under an obligation to appoint someone to learn as much Arabic words as may be sufficient to articulate a shortest possible Khutbah. However, if the time is too short to learn, then the Khutbah may be delivered in any other possible language. Similar is the view of the Hanbali jurists who insist that in this case the Imam may confine himself to the short words of Dhikr
like سبحان الله or الحمدلله.

(1:146 الفتاوى الهندية)

This being allowed,. he need not resort to delivering Khutbah in any other language."