It is a fact that most of the khutbahs are given extemporaneously. However, most Muslims go to the mosques to primarily for performing obligatory Friday prayer and not to necessarily listen to the speakers or seeking education.ĭue to long Friday sermons, sometimes some people leave the mosque without performing prayer, especially professionals who attend mosques during their lunch time which is half an hour to an hour max. Imams feel a moral obligation and spiritually responsibility for educating Muslims. The khatib and imams view Friday congregation as an opportunity to educate people on various issues. In some mosques, Friday sermons are delivered in three languages which takes longer time than expected. The remaining 5% were delivered between 5-10 minutes.
On a limited number of occasions, the sermons exceeded 50 minutes in length” (p 167).Īccording to the research results, 28% sermons are delivered between 20-29 minutes, 29% between 30-39 minutes, 23% between 40-49 minutes and 15% exceed 50 minutes.
She points out “varying from the tradition set by Muhammad (s), (the proto-p for the role performed by the imam) most sermons fell within the range of 20 to 40 minutes. Husnia Underabi recorded and analysed the Friday sermons of 48 mosques in Sydney as part of her PhD thesis titled “Mosque Sermons and Audience Receptivity.” The results show that the duration of almost 95% of Friday khutbahs delivered in Sydney are longer than the ones delivered by the Prophet (s). However, research concluded in February 2018 shows that the duration principle of khutbah is not being applied by most khatibs and imams at Friday prayers being held in Sydney. Prophet Muhammed (s) delivered the khutbah in five to ten minutes.
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