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Is the Friday Prayer valid if the sermon is in Chinese, with the recitation of verses and hadiths in Arabic?

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For the Friday prayer to be valid, the majority of jurists, including Malik, Shafi'i, and Ahmad, stipulate two sermons. The Hanafis, however, deem one sermon sufficient. Your prayer is valid according to the Hanafi school, and it is permissible to follow a different school in subsidiary matters. Al-Nawawi reported that the Shafi'i, Maliki, and Hanbali schools, along with the majority, stipulate two sermons for the validity of the Friday prayer, whereas Abu Hanifa stated that the sermon is a condition and one is sufficient. Ibn al-Mundhir reported from Al-Hasan al-Basri, Dawud, and Abd al-Malik from the companions of Malik that the Friday prayer is valid without a sermon. The majority of jurists base their opinion on the actions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, as his prayer was established after two sermons.

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