7/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 875d — Two Rak'ahs from the Pulpit
Greeting (prayers upon entering the masjid) while the Imam is preaching
Friday Sermon Hadith: Have You Offered Two Rak'ahs?
Sahih Muslim : 875d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 875d
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ وَالنَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ يَخْطُبُ فَقَالَ لَهُ " أَرَكَعْتَ رَكْعَتَيْنِ " . قَالَ لاَ. فَقَالَ: «ارْكَعْ».
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
A person came (in the Mosque) while the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was delivering the sermon on Friday (standing) on the pulpit. He (the Holy Prophet) said to him: Have you offered two rak'ahs? He said: No. Upon this he said: Then observe (them).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 875dIn-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 71USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1900
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 875d
This narration focuses on the same Friday sermon scene in clear words. Jabir ibn 'Abdullah reports that a person came into the mosque while the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was on the pulpit delivering the Friday sermon. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked him whether he had offered two rak'ahs. The man replied that he had not. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him to observe them. For readers searching for hadith about two rak'ahs during the khutbah, this wording is useful because the question itself names the two rak'ahs. The report keeps the matter simple: the person came, had not prayed, and was told to pray.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about the two rak'ahs directly.
- The instruction was given while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was on the pulpit.
- The narration keeps the focus on a clear action: observe the two rak'ahs.
