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Sunan Abi Dawud 1091 — Sitting for the Friday Khutbah
The Imam Talking To Someobe During His Khutbah
Hadith About Sitting When the Prophet Gave the Friday Khutbah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1091
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1091
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ كَعْبٍ الأَنْطَاكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا اسْتَوَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ قَالَ " اجْلِسُوا " . فَسَمِعَ ذَلِكَ ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ فَجَلَسَ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " تَعَالَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ هَذَا يُعْرَفُ مُرْسَلاً إِنَّمَا رَوَاهُ النَّاسُ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَمَخْلَدٌ هُوَ شَيْخٌ .
Jabir Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) seated himself on the pulpit on a Friday he said, Sit down. Ibn Mas'ud heard that and sat down at the door of mosque, and when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw him, he said: Come here, 'Abd Allah b. Mas'ud. 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 (ﷺ) on the authority of 'Ata'. Makhlad is his teacher.
[1] Meaning, it is known from that route, and it is believed that the Mursal narration is what is correct.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1091In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 702English translation : Book 2, Hadith 1086
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1091
This Hadith is about listening and responding during the Friday khutbah. Jabir reported that when the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم seated himself on the pulpit on Friday, he said, sit down. Ibn Mas'ud heard this while he was at the door of the mosque and sat down there. When the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم saw him, he called him forward. The report also includes Abu Dawud's note that the tradition is known as mursal. The key idea is khutbah etiquette and quick obedience to the Prophet's instruction. The Hadith does not say more than this event, so the explanation should not add extra claims. It simply shows a Companion responding right away to what he heard.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Mas'ud responded quickly when he heard the Prophet's instruction.
- The Hadith highlights attentiveness during the Friday khutbah setting.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed Ibn Mas'ud and called him closer.
- Abu Dawud's note reminds readers to consider the chain of narration.
