Question:
Q1-Is it Sunnah for the Imam to read Jumu’ah Khutbah standing on the Mimbar?
Answer:
It is Sunnah for the Imam to assume a standing position in order to deliver the Khutbah. (Fataawaa Haqqaniyyah, Vol. 3, Page 406, Ahsanul Fataawaa, Vol. 4, Page 135, Raddul Muhtaar, Vol. 1, Page 508 -509 and 608)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Nezaam bin Yahya Ali
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
25 May 2004
05 Rabee’ul Aakhir 1425
This Q&A was indexed in 2012 from the website of Jameah Mahmoodiyah, South Africa. The original website no longer exists.