Responding to the Second Adhan of Jumu‘a

Question

There is a particular ruling (juz’iyya) of fiqh that when the imam has sat down to deliver the khutba and has the adhan called, it is not to be responded to. But in “al-‘Urf al-Shadhi”, p. 44, it says: [ar]ولعل المختار قول العناية كما في البخاري أن أمير المؤمنين معاوية ﵁ جلس على المنبر وأجاب الأذان، وقال: إني رأيت رسول الله ﷺ يفعل هكذا في هذا الموضع[/ar] “Perhaps the chosen view is the view of [the author of] ‘al-‘Inaya’, as [narrated] in al-Bukhari: the Commander of the Faithful Mu‘awiya ﵁ sat on the minbar and…

Answer

Regarding the permissibility or impermissibility of prayer, speech and salam after the imam has come onto the minbar and before the khutba begins, there is a disagreement between Imam A‘zam ﵀ and the Sahibayn (his two students): the respected Imam ﵀ holds it impermissible, and the Sahibayn permissible: [ar]إذا خرج الإمام يوم الجمعة ترك الناس الصلاة والكلام حتى يفرغ من خطبته.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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