Reciting “Laqad ja'akum” Before the Second Adhan and Loud Salawat During the Khutba

Question

Before the second adhan of Jumu'a, [people] recite the ta'awwudh and then: [ar]لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ …[/ar] “There has come to you…” (Surah al-Tawba, 9:128). And when the imam gives the khutba and recites: [ar]إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ …[/ar] “Indeed, Allah and His angels…” (Surah al-Ahzab, 33:56), the followers recite salawat very loudly. Apparently this seems contrary to: [ar]وإذا خرج الإمام لا صلاة ولا كلام[/ar] “When the imam comes out, there is no prayer and no speech.” Please clarify this.

Answer

Reciting the ta'awwudh and the verse [ar]لَقَدْ جَآءَكُمْ …[/ar] “There has come to you…” (Surah al-Tawba, 9:128) before the second adhan of Jumu'a is not established by hadith or fiqh. When the khatib recites in the khutba [ar]إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ …[/ar] “Indeed, Allah and His angels send blessings upon the Prophet…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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