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bayhaqi:5714Ibn al-Mubārak

[Machine] Abu Al-Juwairiyah said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik, the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , when the imam starts his sermon on Friday, he faces him with his face until the imam finishes his sermon."  

البيهقي:٥٧١٤قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ

قَالَ أَبُو الْجُوَيْرِيَةِ رَأَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ خَادِمَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَخَذَ الْإِمَامُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ يَسْتَقْبِلُهُ بِوَجْهِهِ حَتَّى يَفْرَغَ الْإِمَامُ مِنْ خُطْبَتِهِ