Another question of importance in relation to Jumuah Salaat is the recitation of the Jumuah Khutbah. Modernists, liberals and those who possess extremely loose ties with the Deen have set up a din for the Khutbah to be in the language of the people. The vital importance of the Arabic language for the Jumuah Khutbah is rejected and the Jumuah Khutbah is given the same status as an ordinary lecture or discourse by those who clamour for this change and shaitaani reform.

The ensuing pages will, Insha’Allah thoroughly demolish their ludicrous contention

The Jumuah Khutbah is a prescribed ibaadat which is the equivalent of two raka’ts Salaat, hence it has to be compulsorily recited in the Arabic language. The technical argument of its validity or invalidity if this obligatory rule is not adhered to does not detract from the imperative Shar’i need to recite the Khutbah in only Arabic. The introduction of any other language in the Jumuah Khutbah is bid’ah and haraam. It is haraam for Muslims to depart from the fourteen century Sunnah of the Ummah -- a Sunnah acquired from Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and his Sahaabah (radhiyallahu anhum).

THE ESSENTIAL NEED OF RECITING

THE KHUTBAH IN ARABIC

According to the Maaliki and Hambali Math-hab, the Jumuah Khutbah will be valid only in the Arabic language.According to the Shaafi Math-hab, the condition for the validity of the Khutbah is that the Arkaan (fundamentals) of the Khutbah must be in Arabic. If the other parts of the Khutbah are not in Arabic, the Khutbah will be valid inspite of the sin of discarding the Sunnah of reciting the whole Khutbah in Arabic.

According to the Hanafi Math-hab, it is essential for the validity of the Khutbah that at least part of the Khutbah --such a part which can be classified as Thikr – be in Arabic. If the remainder is recited in any other language, the Khutbah will be valid, although this discardence of the Sunnah is bid’ah and a major sin.

Thus, recitation of the Khutbah in a language other than Arabic is unanimously not permissible according to all four Math-habs even though two Math-habs say that the Khutbah in this case is valid, despite the sin involved.