Chosen Islamic Manners
Manners of the Khateeb[1]
*One should deliver the sermon from a pulpit.
*He should greet those who are in front of him with Salam upon ascending the pulpit and facing the people.
*He should sit on the pulpit after ascending it, before he delivers the Khutbah.
*He should deliver the Khutbah standing up. A narration has been narrated in Sunan Ibn Majah: 'Abdullah () was asked: 'Did the Prophet () deliver the sermon standing up or sitting down? He said: 'haven’t you read the words of Allah:
…and leave you (Muhammad) standing [while delivering the Jumuah Khutbah]? (62:11)
*It is praiseworthy for the Khateeb to hold a stick.
*He should raise his voice and deliver the speech in due right.
*The Prophet () used to recite Surah Qaaf during the Khutbah. The daughter of al-Harith b. an-Nu'man () said:
'I did not memorize Surah Qaaf except from the Prophet (pbuh) for he would recite it (during) every Jumuah sermon.’ (Muslim)
to be continued . . . .