Reciting “Inna Allaha wa Mala’ikatahu…” Between the Adhan and the Khutba

Question

According to a custom of old, on Friday before the khutba the verse is recited: [ar]إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا[/ar] “Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet. O you who believe, send blessings upon him and greet him with peace” (Surah al-Ahzab, 33:56). The religious scholars of today call reciting it in this way before the khutba a bid‘a.

Answer

Reciting “Inna Allaha wa mala’ikatahu…” after the second adhan is mentioned neither in the Qur’an nor in the noble hadith, nor is it established from the noble Companions ﵃; therefore it is a new thing. The approved way in religion is that which has been transmitted and taken from the Noble Prophet ﷺ, the Rightly-Guided Caliphs and the other Companions who are followed;…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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