What is the status of a lecture before the Jumuah Khutbah or of a translation?

Answer

A translation of the Jumuah Khutbah before the Salaat is not necessary. A lecture or translation may be given before the Imaam mounts the mimbar to deliver the Khutbah. A translation may not be given during the Khutbah on the mimbar nor after the Khutbah and before the Salaat.