4/14. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 509 — Facing the Imam in Khutbah
What Has Been Related About The Direction The Imam Faces When Delivering The Khutbah
Facing the Imam During the Friday Khutbah
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 509
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 509
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا اسْتَوَى عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ اسْتَقْبَلْنَاهُ بِوُجُوهِنَا . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَحَدِيثُ مَنْصُورٍ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ . وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ ضَعِيفٌ ذَاهِبُ الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَصْحَابِنَا . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ يَسْتَحِبُّونَ اسْتِقْبَالَ الإِمَامِ إِذَا خَطَبَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَلاَ يَصِحُّ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْءٌ .
'Abdullah bin Mas'ud Narrated from:
When Allah'S Messenger Descending The Minbar He Would Face Our Direction.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 509In-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 22English translation : Vol. 1, Book 4, Hadith 509
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 509
This narration is about khutbah manners. Abdullah bin Mas'ud says that when Allah's Messenger settled on the minbar, they would face him with their faces. The Arabic text also notes that the chain contains Muhammad bin al-Fadl bin Atiyyah, who was considered weak by Abu Eisa's companions, and Abu Eisa says nothing sound from the Prophet is established in this chapter. At the same time, the text states that people of knowledge liked facing the imam when he gave the khutbah. So the explanation should be careful: the report describes facing the imam, while the grading note tells readers not to overstate it as a firmly established prophetic report from this chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration describes people facing the Prophet when he was on the minbar.
- The chain is discussed as weak in the supplied text.
- Abu Eisa notes that scholars still liked facing the imam during khutbah.
- Adab in listening should be paired with care in hadith grading.
