Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
If the khutbah has begun, does one still pray the 4 Sunnahs of Jummah, or does one then pray them after the jam’aa?
Walaikum assalam,
No, after the imam has risen on the minbar, there is no prayer or talk permitted. It would be prohibitively disliked (makruh tahriman) to pray at that time.
One should pray them after, yes.
[The confirmed sunna for Friday is 4 rakats before the obligatory Friday prayer and 4 rakats (not merely 2) after.]
Wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani.
Brief Rulings for the Friday Khutbah
Mawlana Mufti Muhammad Shafi`(Allah have mercy on him)
He was the father of Mufti Rafi` Usmani and Mufti Taqi Usmani, and was widely considered to be one of the greatest Hanafi faqihs of the 20th Century. Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari and Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghudda both attested to his mastery in fiqh and giving fatwa.
Edited for language by Faraz Rabbani, taken fromhttp://ccminc.faithweb.com/iqra/
The Friday khutbah is a condition (shart) for the validity of the Friday prayer. As such, the Friday prayer is not complete without the it. Furthermore, this condition can only be fulfilled by the performance of dhikrullaah (remembrance of Allah).
It is sunna for the Friday and two Eid khutbahs to be in Arabic, and the opposite of this, which is to perform the khutbah in another language is an innovation (bid`a) [Sharh Muwatta by Shah Waliullah, Kitaab-ul-Adhkaar of an-Nawawi and Durr-e-Mukhtaar, Shuroot-as-Salaah,Sharh-ul-Ihyaa]
Similarly, performing the khutbah in Arabic and then giving its translation in another language before the prayer is also an innovation and must be avoided.
Of course, there is no harm in giving the translation after the prayer. Rather, this is a better way. There is also no harm if the translation is given after the khutbahs for the Two Eids and it is best to step away from the mimbar and give the translation, in order that a distinction is made. [As in Taqreedh-ar-Risaalah based on the hadith of Muslim]
(Faraz notes: Another alternative the scholars use is to give the local language ‘khutba’ right before the proper Arabic khutba. I was not convinced about this, but the detailed evidences presented by the Indo-Pakistani Hanafi fuqaha are convincing and compelling.)
It is sunna to have be in a state of ritual purity while giving the khutbah. Not being in a state of ritual impurity while giving it is disliked (makruh). It is also sunnah to stand up while giving the khutbah. To sit down is disliked (makruh). [‘Alamgiri and al-Bahr] It is sunnah to face the people while giving the khutbah. Facing the Qiblah or any other direction while giving it is disliked (makruh). [‘Alamgiri and Bahr-ur-Raa`iq]
(Faraz notes: leaving a confirmed sunna without due reason is somewhat disliked and blameworthy, which makes it just less than being prohibitively disliked. Making it a habit to leave a confirmed sunna, such as those mentioned above is sinful.)
To say “A’oodhu billahi min ash-shaytaanir-rajeem” softly before starting the khutbah is sunnah. [According to Abu Yusuf, as confirmed in al-Bahr]
Saying the khutbah in a loud voice so that the people can hear it is sunnah. Saying it softly is also makruh. [‘Alamgiri]
It is sunnah to give a moderately short khutbah and not make it too long. The limit that it should be kept to is the same time as it would take to read one of the Tiwaal al-Mufassal surahs (any surah between al-Hujuraatand al-Burooj). Making it any longer is makruh. [Shami, ‘Alamgiri, Bahr]
It is sunnah that ten things be observed in the khutbah:
– starting with praise of Allah (hamd);
– glorifying Allah (thanaa);
-saying the shahaadatain; (f: Ashhadu an La Ilaha Illa Allah, wa Ashhadu anna Muhammadan `Abduhu wa Rasuluhu)
– sending blessings and salutations (darood wa salaam) on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace);
– saying some words of instruction and advice;
– reading a verse or more of the Quran;
– sitting for a moment between the two khutbahs;
– supplicating for all Muslim men and women;
– saying “Alhamdu lillaah” in the second khutbah as well as glofiying Allah and sending blessings and salutations on the Prophet;
– making both khutbahs no longer than the time it takes to read a surah of the Tiwaal-e-Mufassal. [‘Alamgiri, Bahr]
[This is a translation of an article written in 1350H by Moulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi’ of Darul-Iftaa, Darul-‘Uloom Deoband, Allah have mercy on him. It appears in Khutbaat-ul-Ahkaam li Jumu’aatil-‘Aam by Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Allah have mercy on him), Madinah Publishing Co., Karachi 1382H.]