QUESTION:Some believe that the JUMUAH KHUTBAH is to educate and enlighten the public. This object will be defeated if the KHUTBAH is not given in the local language. How many people speak and understand Arabic in non-Arabic speaking countries? ANSWER: Numerous cities were conquered outside Arabia at the time of the SAHABA. The Noble SAHABA erected many Masājid and Mimbars. Not a single example can be given in which the illustrious SAHABA delivered their KhutbaÊ in the local non-Arabic language. Wherever the JUMUAH KHUTBAH was delivered, it was in Arabic. The Noble SAHABA knew very well and believed that Sayyiduna Rasūlullāh - peace and blessimgs be upon him - possessed the knowledge of Ma-Kāna-wa-ma-Yakūn (the past and the future) and thus, he was aware of all past and future happenings. The Glorious Prophet Allāh e was fully aware that many non-Arabs with various languages would embrace Islām. Arabic will be totally foreign to them. Knowing all these facts, the Prophet of Allāh e never ordered, granted permission or personally delivered any KHUTBAH in any language except Arabic. Not a single non-Arabic word is found in any of Sayyiduna Rasūlullāh’s - peace and blessimgs be upon him - KHUTBA or of his ASHAAB . Almighty Allāh orders: "Whatever the Rasūl gives you, take it and whatever he forbids, abstain from it" Al-Quran al-KarÌm, SuraAl-ashr, verse 7 Now remains the question of understanding the Arabic language and defeating the purpose of JUMUAH KHUTBAH. The answer to this is as follows. One spends 15 to 20 years of one’s life to study English just to earn some money and status. But one has a lot to say about the sacred language of Arabic. This is supposed to be the mother tongue of a Muslim. It is the language of Holy Qur’ān, the language of his beloved Nabī - peace and blessimgs be upon him - and of Jannah. No effort is made to learn and understand one’s language and that of the Beloved Rasūl - peace and blessimgs be upon him - . What a tragedy! Where are all the priorities of a Muslim? This objection must fall on them and not on the KHUTBAH! They must learn the language and not change the language of Islām. - AL MALFOOZAT - ALA HAZRAT
salaam, Anyone know if there is an english translation of the khutba e razawiya which is read at jummah. Also what is the khutba and why does it need to be in arabic? Jazakallah