the mention of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also becomes obligatory, due to what was narrated regarding the interpretation of His saying, the Almighty: {Have We not expanded for you your breast?} {And raised high for you your repute?} (4). He said: "I am not mentioned except that you are mentioned with Me" (5). Furthermore, it is a place in which the mention of Allah Almighty and praising Him is obligatory, so the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) therein becomes obligatory, like in the Adhan and the Tashahhud. It is possible that the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is not obligatory, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not mention that in his sermon (7). As for the recitation (of the Quran), the Qadi said: It is possible that it is a condition for each one of the two sermons. This is the apparent view of Al-Khiraqi’s statement, because the two sermons are established in place of the two rak'ahs, so recitation is a condition for both, just like the two rak'ahs. It is also possible that it is required in only one of them, due to what Al-Sha'bi narrated, who said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would ascend the pulpit on the day of Jumu'ah, he would face the people and say: "Peace be upon you." Then he would praise Allah, extol Him, read a surah, then sit down, then stand up and preach, then descend. Abu Bakr and 'Umar used to do this. Narrated by Al-Athram (8). The apparent meaning of this is that he only recited in the first sermon and preached in the second sermon. The apparent meaning of Al-Khiraqi’s statement is that the exhortation (maw'izah) only occurs in the second sermon because of this report. The Qadi said: It is obligatory in both sermons because it (9) is the intent of the sermon, so failing to do it is not permissible. Abu Hanifah said: If he brought only one tasbih (glorification of Allah), it would be sufficient, because Allah the Almighty said: {Hasten to the remembrance of Allah.} He did not specify a particular remembrance, so whatever falls under the term 'remembrance' is sufficient, and the term 'sermon' applies to less than what you have mentioned.