Is Du`aa’ during Friday Khutbah Essential?
Respected scholars, as-salamu `alaykum. What are the essentials of the Jumu`ah khutbah ? I used to attend Jumu`ah in the past where imams, among other things, would conclude their sermons with du`aa’. One day I attended Jumu`ah in a relatively new mosque, and the imam did not offer any du`aa’ while concluding his sermon. Is this a sound practice? Jazakum Allahu Khayran.