from the tongue of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), reciting it every Friday on the pulpit when addressing the people (5). This is not obligatory, for if he were to deliver the sermon while standing on the ground, or on a hillock, or a cushion, or on his mount, or otherwise, it would be permissible; for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), before the pulpit was made, used to stand on the ground. End quote.
Section: It is recommended that the pulpit be to the right of the Qibla, because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did exactly that (7).
280 - Issue; He said: (When he faces the people, he greets them, they respond to him, and he sits).
It is recommended for the Imam, when he exits, to greet the people. Then, when he ascends the pulpit and faces those present, he greets them and sits until the mu'adhdhins finish their adhan. Ibn al-Zubayr, when he ascended the pulpit, would offer greetings, and 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz also did this. Al-Awza'i and al-Shafi'i held this view. Malik and Abu Hanifah said: Greeting is not a Sunnah after facing [the people], because he has already offered the greeting at the time of his exit. Our evidence is what Jabir narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), when he ascended the pulpit, would offer greetings. Recorded by Ibn Majah (1). And from Ibn 'Umar, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), when he entered the mosque on Friday, would offer greetings to those sitting near the pulpit, and when he ascended the pulpit, he would turn to the people
(5) Recorded by Muslim, in: The Chapter on Lightening the Prayer and the Sermon, from the Book of Friday Prayer. Sahih Muslim 2/595. And by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on the Man Who Delivers a Sermon While Leaning on a Bow, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/252, 253. And by Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on Recitation During the Sermon, from the Book of Friday Prayer. Al-Mujtaba 3/88. (6) In [A] and [M]: "upon". (7) In [A] and [M]: "exactly that". (1) In: The Chapter on What Has Been Said Regarding the Sermon on Friday, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/352.
عن لِسَانِ رسولِ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم-، يَقْرَؤُها كُلَّ جُمُعَةٍ على المِنْبَرِ إذا خَطَبَ النَّاسَ (٥). وليس ذلك واجِبًا، فلو خَطَبَ على الأرْضِ، أو على رَبْوَةٍ، أو وِسَادَةٍ، أو على رَاحِلَتِه، أو غيرِ ذلك، جَازَ؛ فإنَّ النَّبِيَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- قد كان قبلَ أن يُصْنَعَ المِنْبَرُ يَقُومُ على الأرْضِ. اهـ.
فصل: ويُسْتَحَبُّ أنَّ يَكُونَ المِنْبَرُ عن (٦) يَمِينِ القِبْلَةِ؛ لأنَّ النَّبِيَّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- كذا (٧) صَنَعَ.
٢٨٠ - مسألة؛ قال: (فَإذَا اسْتَقْبَلَ النَّاسَ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ، ورَدُّوا عَلَيْهِ، وجَلَسَ)
يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلْإِمَامِ إذا خَرَجَ أن يُسَلِّمَ علَى النَّاسِ، ثم إذا صَعِدَ المِنْبَرَ فاسْتَقْبَلَ الحَاضِرِينَ سَلَّمَ عليهم، وجَلَسَ إلى أن يَفْرَغَ المُؤَذِّنُونَ من أذَانِهم. كان ابنُ الزُّبَيْرِ إذا عَلَا على المِنْبَرِ سَلَّمَ، وفَعَلَهُ عمرُ بن عبدِ العزيزِ. وبه قال الأوْزَاعِيُّ والشَّافِعِيُّ. وقال مالِكٌ، وأبُو حَنِيفَةَ: لا يُسَنُّ السَّلَامُ عَقِيبَ الاسْتِقْبَالِ؛ لأنَّه قد سَلَّمَ حَالَ خُرُوجِهِ. ولنَا، ما رَوَى جَابِرٌ، قال: كان رسولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- إذا صَعِدَ المِنْبَرَ سَلَّمَ. رَوَاه ابنُ مَاجَه (١). وعن ابنِ عمرَ، قال: كان رسولُ اللهِ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- إذا دَخَلَ المَسْجِدَ يَوْمَ الجُمُعَةِ سَلَّمَ علَى مَن عندَ المِنْبَرِ جَالِسًا، فإذا صَعِدَ المِنْبَرَ تَوَجَّهَ النَّاسَ
(٥) أخرجه مسلم، في: باب تخفيف الصلاة والخطبة، من كتاب الجمعة. صحيح مسلم ٢/ ٥٩٥. وأبو داود، في: باب الرجل يخطب على قوس، من كتاب الصلاة. سنن أبي داود ١/ ٢٥٢، ٢٥٣. والنسائي، في: باب القراءة في الخطبة، من كتاب الجمعة. المجتبى ٣/ ٨٨.(٦) في أ، م: "على".(٧) في أ، م: "هكذا".(١) في: باب ما جاء في الخطبة يوم الجمعة، من كتاب إقامة الصلاة. سنن ابن ماجه ١/ ٣٥٢.
