* Reciting Du‘?’ after ascending the pulpit facing the Qiblah before facing people and greeting them, (1) and also while standing at the bottom of the pulpit.
Regarding this mistake, Shaikhul Isl?m Ibn Taymiyyah stated that reciting du‘?’ [in this state] has no basis in religion. (2) And An-Nawaw? stated that such a practice was invented by the ignorants; these Im?ms call All?h ( - عز وجل -) after they ascends the pulpit and before sitting on it. (3)
* Abandoning Sal?m when facing the muslims. (4)
* Abandoning reciting Khutbat?l H?jah and the prophet’s ( - ) statement ‘To proceed. Verily! The best of speech is that of All?h ( - عز وجل -) ... etc.’. (5)
* Abandoning reminding muslims with S?rah “Q?f ” in the Khutbah although it was of the prophet’s ( - ) Sunnah to do so -as we have mentioned earlier.
* Oft-reciting the prophet’s ( - ) had?th: ‘He who repents from his sin as the one with no sin’ (6) at the end of the Khutbah.
* Reciting Tasl?m after finishing the first Khutbah (7) -which many Khutabah do nowadays.
* Delivering the second Khutbah so fast. (8)
* Dedicating the second Khutbah only to sending Sal?t on the prophet ( - ) and calling unto All?h ( - عز وجل -) and making it devoid of exhortation or teachings. (9)
(1) “Al-B?’ith ‘Al? Ink?ril Bida‘ Wal Haw?dith” (p. 84), “Isl?hul Mas?jid” (p. 48), “Al-Amru Bil Ittib?‘” Ms., “Majallatul Man?r” (vol. 18 / p. 558), “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (p. 68).
(2) “Al-Ikhtiy?r?tul ‘Ilmiyyah” (p. 48).
(3) “Rawadtut T?lib?n” (vol. 2 / p. 32).
(4) “Al-Madkhal” (vol. 2 / p. 168) and “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (p. 68).
(5) See: “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (pp. 55 - 8 and 69).
(6) “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (p. 69) and “As-Sunnan Wal Mubtada‘?t” (p. 56).
(7) “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (p. 70).
(8) “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (p. 70) and “Al-Man?r” (vol. 18 / p. 858).
(9) “Al-Ajwiban N?fi‘ah” (p. 71) and “Noorul Bay?n Fil Kashfi ‘An Bida‘ ?khiriz Zam?n” (p. 445) and “As-Sunnan Wal Mubtada‘?t” (p. 56).