Jabir said: When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم seated himself on the pulpit on a Friday he said, Sit down. Ibn Masud heard that and sat down at the door of mosque, and when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم saw him, he said: Come here, Abdullah bin Masud. Abu Dawud said: This tradition is known as mursal (the successor reports directly from the Prophet, omitting then name of the Companion). The people narrated it from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم on the authority of Ata. Makhlad is his teacher.
Read More..Ibn Umar said: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to deliver two sermons. He would sit down when he ascended the pulpit till he (I think he meant the muadhdhin) finished. He would then stand up and preach, then sit down and say nothing, then stand up and preach.
Read More..Jabir bin Samurah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to deliver the sermon standing, then he would sit down, then stand and preach standing. If anyone tells you he preached sitting, he is lying. I swear by Allah that I offered along with more than two thousand prayers.
Read More..Jabir bin Samurah said: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم gave two sermons between which he sat, recited the Quran and gave the people an exhortation.
Read More..Jabir bin Samurah said: I saw the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم would deliver the sermon standing, then sit down without saying anything. The narrator then reported the tradition in full.
Read More..Shuayb ibn Zurayq at-Taifi said: I sat with a man who had been in the company of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. He was called al-Hakam ibn Hazn al-Kulafi. He began to narrate a tradition to us saying: I came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم in a delegation consisting of seven or nine persons. We entered upon him and said: Messenger of Allah, we have visited you, so pray Allah what is good for us. He ordered to give us some dates. The Muslims in those days were weak. We stayed there for several days and offered the Friday prayer along with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. He stood leaning on a staff or a bow. He praised Allah and exalted Him in light, pure and blessed words. Then he said: O people, you have no power to obey or you cannot obey what you are ordered. But be straight and give good tidings. Abu Ali said: Did you hear Abu Dawud ? He said: Some of my companions reminded me of some words that were omitted from writing on the paper.
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