should perform the two Rak‘ahs and should make them short in accordance with the prophet’s ( - ) order’. (1)

He also said: ‘If there is no enough time to do these two Rak‘ahs because the Im?m is at the end of his Khutbah and is about to engage in the Sal?t, one does not have to do them.

In my opinion, the Im?m in such a case should try to prolong his Khutbah and order him to perform the two Rak‘ahs. If the Im?m did not do this -which is detested-, he incurs no sin upon himself.’. (2)

[3/ 60] Upon entering the mosque while the Im?m is still delivering the first Khutbah, some people sit till he finishes it and sits then they perform Tahiyyatul Masjid. This act is indeed an act of ignorance that contradicts the prophet’s ( - ) had?th which states: ‘Whoever attends the mosque on Friday while the Im?m is delivering the speech should do two short Rak‘ahs’. (3)

[4/ 60] Some of those who attend the mosque while the Mu’aththin is calling the ’Ath?n and the Khat?b is sitting on the pulpit, wait for the former to finish and the latter to start delivering the Khutbah then they start performing Tahiyyatul Masjid.

This is indeed a mistake for listening to the Khutbah is an obligation unlike listening to and repeating the ’Ath?n after the Mu’aththin; which is a Sunnah. This is affirmed by Tha‘labah’s Ibn Ab? M?lik Al-Qurath? statement. He said: ‘During ‘Umar’s and ‘Uthm?n’s caliphates, when the Im?m ascend the pulpit no one