Some unbelievers in our village give a sermon on Fridays; That is, they explain first, and then they give only one sermon in Arabic, they do not sit in the middle. His saying that we who give a speech in Pashto or Urdu for the first time, then it became one sermon, and the Arabic one became another sermon.
1. Is this act of theirs permissible or not?
2. Is it permissible to recite the sermon in a language other than Arabic or not? If the answer is no, why is it not permissible? Although we say that it is correct if Dua Mathur is offered in another language.
3. Can the speech that is given on Friday today be called a sermon or not?
It should be noted that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) took care to deliver the sermon in Arabic language. Also, the fact that the Companions, may God bless them and grant them peace, did not deliver sermons in non-Arabic languages despite being able to speak other languages, proves that Arabicness is intended in the sermon. Therefore, when the sermon is intended to be in Arabic and it is also observed, then This is a fixed Sunnah, and leaving the Sunnah becomes a sin, and leaving it is an abomination and prohibition (derived from Imdad al-Fatawi, vol. 1, p. no. 514, Dar al-Isha’at).
Following this introduction are the answers to the questions:
1. This act of theirs is illegal and abominable because it is against the Sunnah.
2. Reciting the sermon in any language other than Arabic is illegal and forbidden because it is against the Sunnah.
As for Dua Mathur, it is permissible to read it in Urdu, then the sermon should also be permissible, so it should be known that if the questioner means to recite Dua Mathur in Urdu language, then this is not correct; Because it is not permissible to recite Urdu dua in prayer. And if the questioner means to recite Dua Mathur in Urdu language in addition to the prayer, then it is true that it is permissible to recite it in Urdu, but it is not correct to presuppose the sermon on it, because the sermon is a condition for the Friday prayer, and Friday sermon in Arabic language is a Sunnah and Maqsood due to caution, while the purpose of prayer is to ask Allah for one’s needs, for which it is not a condition to be in Arabic language, so presuming the Friday sermon is based on supplication. Not correct.