7/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 851a — Stay Silent During the Friday Khutbah
Listening attentively to the Khutbah on Friday
Friday Khutbah Silence Hadith: Do Not Speak During the Sermon
Sahih Muslim : 851a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 851a
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ، قَالَ ابْنُ رُمْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا قُلْتَ لِصَاحِبِكَ أَنْصِتْ . يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَالإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ فَقَدْ لَغَوْتَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: If you (even) ask your companion to be quiet on Friday while the Imam is delivering the sermon, you have in fact talked irrelevance.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 851aIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 15USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1846
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 851a
This Friday khutbah silence hadith is very strong in its wording. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that if you tell your companion to be quiet while the Imam is delivering the Friday sermon, you have spoken irrelevance. This means the khutbah is not a time for side talk, even if the words seem good on the surface. The example is powerful because telling someone to listen sounds helpful, yet the hadith still counts it as talk that should have been avoided. The main teaching is to give full attention to the Imam and avoid speech during the sermon. Listening is the action the text pushes us toward.
What we learn from this hadith
- Speaking during the khutbah is warned against.
- Even saying 'be quiet' to someone is counted as irrelevant talk here.
- The Imam's sermon deserves focused attention.
- The listener should control his own tongue during Jumu'ah.
