Silence Between Eid Prayer and Eid Khutbah

September 4, 2010

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Question

Sheikh, about ahkam salaatul ‘Eid..is it also wajib to remain silent during the transitional period from the end of the ‘eid salaah to the start of the khutba?

Answered by: Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf

Assalamu alaykum

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious Most Merciful

It is not permitted to engage in conversation during the Khutba of ‘Id, just as it is not permissible during the Friday sermon. The same is the ruling for the transition period between the salat and sermon.

However, there is a slight difference of opinion among the Hanafi Imams concerning talking about the hereafter. According Imam Abu Yusuf, it becomes prohibited to speak and pray as soon as the Imam appears for the sermon and prayer; and according to Imam Abu Hanifa and Muhammad, it becomes prohibited to pray as soon as he appears and prohibited to speak after he begins to deliver his sermon. (Radd al-Muhtar ala ‘l-Durr al-Mukhtar 1:551)

As stated before, this difference of opinion is only concerning speaking on the hereafter. However, it is best to abstain from all talk during this time as it is more in line with the hadith on prohibition and the more cautionary practice.

And Allah knows best.

Wassalam Mufti Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf

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Dr. Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf

Dr. Shaykh Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera is a British Muslim scholar educated in both the Islamic and Western traditions. He memorised the Qur’an by heart and graduated from the Darul Uloom seminary Bury, UK, and later earned a specialised licence to issue fatwa (legal responses) at Mazahir ‘Ulum Saharanpur, India. He earned his BA from the University of Johannesburg and completed his MA and PhD in Islamic Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. He holds an honorary fellowship at The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Amman, Jordan. Shaykh Abdur-Rahman has the unique experience of serving as an imam in Muslim communities on both sides of the Atlantic, eight years in Southern California and over five in the great city of London—and his continued work as an international speaker and lecturer enables him to address and offer pertinent advice on current challenges that face Muslims in the West. He is the founder of Whitethread Institute, a post-graduate insititute for Islamic scholars. He is an avid traveller and continues to teach hadith and work on scholarly publications through White Thread Press (www.whitethreadpress.com). Many of his lectures are available on www.zamzamacademy.com and his courses through Rayyan Institute (www.rayyaninstitute.com).