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ahmad:20846 – Ḥusayn > Zāʾidah > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to deliver the Friday sermon while standing. So, whoever told you that he sat, then consider it false. Jabir said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would deliver two sermons. He would deliver the first sermon, then sit, then stand again to deliver the second sermon. The sermon of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his prayer were separate.  

أحمد:٢٠٨٤٦ – حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَائِمًا فَمَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ فَكَذِّبْهُ قَالَ وَقَالَ جَابِرٌ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ خُطْبَتَيْنِ يَخْطُبُ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَخْطُبُ وَكَانَتْ خُطْبَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَصَلَاتُهُ قَصْدًا  

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ahmad:20873 – Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī > Zāʾidah > Simāk > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] I have never seen the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , deliver a sermon on Friday while sitting down. Whoever told you that they saw him delivering a sermon while sitting down has lied. Samaak said that Jabir ibn Samurah said, "The prayer of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and his sermon were intentional." And Jabir ibn Samurah also said, "The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to deliver the sermon while standing, then he would sit, and then he would stand again and deliver the sermon."  

أحمد:٢٠٨٧٣ – حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَطُّ إِلَّا وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ فَمَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَخْطُبُ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ فَقَدْ كَذَبَ قَالَ وَقَالَ سِمَاكٌ قَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ كَانَتْ صَلَاةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَخُطْبَتُهُ قَصْدًا وقَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ سَمُرَةَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَخْطُبُ  

tabarani:1930 – Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. al-Naḍr al-Azdī > Muʿāwiyah b. ʿAmr > Zāʾidah > Simāk b. Ḥarb > Jābir b. Samurah

[Machine] I have never seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ give a sermon while sitting on the pulpit on Fridays. So whoever told you that he sat, then they have lied. He used to give a sermon standing, then sit, then stand again to give another sermon, and he would sit in between the two sermons.  

الطبراني:١٩٣٠ – حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ النَّضْرِ الْأَزْدِيُّ ثنا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ثنا زَائِدَةُ ثنا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَخْطُبُ قَطُّ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَّا قَائِمًا فَمَنْ حَدَّثَكَ أَنَّهُ جَلَسَ فَكَذِّبْهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَفْعَلْ قَالَ جَابِرٌ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «يَخْطُبُ ثُمَّ يَقْعُدُ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَخْطُبُ وَكَانَ يَخْطُبُ خُطْبَتَيْنِ يَقْعُدُ بَيْنَهُمَا»