What is the minimum utterance required for the Friday sermon (Khutbah) to be legally valid according to the Hanafi school?
The Friday Prayer Part 2: Conditions of Execution & Sermon
- A recitation of the entire Surah al-Baqarah.
- A single phrase of remembrance of Allah (such as "Alhamdulillah" or "Subhanallah").
- Exactly thirty minutes of lecturing.
- There is no minimum requirement.