Is it permissible to leave the mosque and not perform the Friday prayer there, and to search for another mosque, or to pray it as Dhuhr, if the Imam confined the second sermon to supplication only?
The Hanafis deem the sermon valid even if it consists of a single address, unlike the majority of scholars. If the khatib (preacher) limits himself to supplication in the second part of the sermon, and it is possible to attend the Friday prayer in another mosque where the khatib fulfills the pillars of the sermon, then one should go there to avoid disagreement. If it is not possible, then it is permissible to follow the Hanafi school, because the matter is subject to (independent reasoning), and observing the ritual of Friday prayer is more important than abandoning it. If one wishes to be cautious, they may pray Dhuhr afterward, while advising the imam to fulfill the pillars of the sermon.
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