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of opinions among different schools, so the following is the "safest" (inclusing some
sunnahs and fards), in sha'a llah.
NOTE: Everyone agrees that the minimum requirements of the Khutbah must be
in Arabic.
1) How to Begin
Have the intention that you are going to give a Khutbah and give Salam to the people
Let someone give the Adhan after you give Salam to the people
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Translationoftheabove(thetranslationcanbeomitted,butasstatedbeforenottheArabic):
PraisebelongstoAllah,wepraisehim,andweaskhimforguidanceandforgiveness.
AndweseekprotectioninAllahfromthemaliceofourownsouls,andtheevilofouractions.
WhomAllahguides,noonecanleadhimastray,andwhomHemakesastray,noonecanleadhim
backtotherightpath.
IbearwitnessthatthereisnootherdeitybutAllah,byhimself,noassociatetohim,andIbear
witnessthatMuhammadishisslaveandMessenger.
"Oyouwhobelieved!FearAllahasHeshouldbefeared,anddienotexceptasMuslims."[Suratu
Aali'Imran3:102]
[70]"Oyouwhobelieved!FearAllah,and(always)sayaworddirectedtothetruth.
[71]"ThatHemaymakeyourconductwholeandsound,andforgiveyouyoursins:hethatobeys
AllahandHisMessenger,hasthenattainedthehighestAchievement."
[SuratuAlAhzaab33:7071]
3)YoucannowcontinuewithyourKhutbahtopic
ThebodyofthekhutbahmustcontainatleastoneverseinArabic(youcancounttheonesinthe
openingstatement),andatleastonehadithinArabic,butforsafetymeasuremakeittwoeach.
Thetotaloftwoversesandtwohadithscanbethetotalofeverythingbeforeandafterthepauseinthe
khutbah.
Thisisasafetymeasure,tomakesuretheKhutbahisvalid(withouthavingtogothroughdifferences
ofopinion).
YourtopicmustbesomethingthatteachesandwarnstheMuslims,anditmustbesomethingthey
understand(ie.inEnglish,asidefromtherequirements),asthepointoftheKhutbahistobe
understood.
4)ThePauseinthemiddleoftheKhutbah:
Youneedtopauseatsomepointinthekhutbah,andyoucansay:
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Translation(thetranslationisjustforyourreference):
Isaythissayingofmine,andIseekforgivenessfromAllahformeandforyou,andtotherestofthe
Muslims,soaskHimforforgiveness,Heisthetheforgiver,theMerciful.
Then,ifyourememberthewayIusedtopause,sitdownandmakeasilentdu'aforforgiveness,
Afteryoupauseandmakedu'a,getupandsay:
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Translation(thetranslationisjustforyourreference):
InthenameofAllah,andexaltationsbetoAllah,andblessingsandpeacebeupontheMessenger
ofAllah,(SLAWS).
ContinuewiththeKhutbah
5)YouneedtoclosetheKhutbahwhenyou'redone,andyoucansaythisasthe
closingstatement:
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Translation(thetranslationisjustforyourreference):
SlavesofAllah!Allahcommandsjustice,thedoingofgood,andliberalitytokithandkin,andHe
forbidsallshamefuldeeds,andinjusticeandrebellion:Heinstructsyou,thatyoumayremember.
[TMQ16:90]RememberAllahthesupreme(inglory)andHewillrememberyou,andbethankful
toHim,andHewillincreaseyouinbounty,andseekHisforgiveness,Hewillforgiveyou,andhave
TaqwaofHim(Godfearing,devoutness,piety),Hewillmakeforyouawayoutofyourissues.
Establishtheprayer.