Worship & Fiqh

Is the Friday Jumu'ah khutbah required to be in Arabic?

The majority of classical scholars said the khutbah should be in Arabic, but this is derived from scholarly opinion — not an explicit Quranic or prophetic command. The Prophet (ﷺ) gave the khutbah in Arabic because it was his language; he never commanded that all future khutbahs must be in Arabic. All major global fatwa councils (including those of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the European Fiqh Council / FCNA) have ruled that the khutbah may be given in whatever language benefits the congregation most. Yasir Qadhi strongly advocates giving the khutbah in English (or the local language) in non-Arabic-speaking communities.