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ahmad:20827Ḥusayn b. Muḥammad > Sulaymān b. Qarm > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivering a sermon while standing. Whoever tells you that he saw him delivering a sermon while sitting is lying. However, it is possible that he went out and saw the people in a small number, so he sat down, then they yawned, and then he stood up and delivered the sermon.  

أحمد:٢٠٨٢٧حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ قَرْمٍ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا فَمَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ قَطُّ يَخْطُبُ إِلَّا قَائِمًا فَقَدْ كَذَبَ وَلَكِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا خَرَجَ وَرَأَى النَّاسَ فِي قِلَّةٍ فَجَلَسَ ثُمَّ يَثُوبُونَ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَخْطُبُ