what is khutbah in islam
7. Abdullah Bin Mas’ood used to command the people to perform four rakaats of salaah before the jummah salaah as understood from the above Ahadith. This is an indication that Abdullah Bin Mas’ood used to consider these four rakaats as Sunnat Muakkadah. In fact the Muhaditheen classify the Athar of Ibn Mas’ood as “Marfoo’ Hukman”.
Ash-Shawkaani, who is of the view that attending the Friday Khutbah is desirable said: “ There is no threat that is reported about abandoning the Friday Khutbah, neither explicitly nor implicitly. ” [End of quote] The view we adopt here in Islamweb is that it is obligatory to attend the Khutbah. The evidence that it is obligatory is that it Marriage (nikah) is a solemn and sacred social contract between bride and groom. This contract is a strong covenant (mithaqun ghalithun) as expressed in Quran 4:21. The marriage contract in Islam is not a sacrament. It is revocable. Both parties mutually agree and enter into this contract. Both bride and groom have the liberty to define various Jumʿah, Friday of the Muslim week and the special noon service on Friday that all adult, male, free Muslims are obliged to attend. The jumʿah, which replaces the usual noon ritual prayer (ṣalāt al-ẓuhr), must take place before a sizable number of Muslims (according to some legal scholars, 40) in