"You are with whom you love." (11) The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not rebuke them for their speech, and had it been forbidden for them, he would have rebuked them. Our argument is what Abu Hurayrah narrated, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If you say to your companion 'Listen' on the day of Jumu'ah while the Imam is delivering the khutbah, you have engaged in idle talk." This is agreed upon (12). It is narrated from Ubayy ibn Ka'b that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) recited [Surat] Taha on the day of Jumu'ah and reminded us of the days of Allah, and Abu al-Darda' or Abu Dharr was nudging me. He said (13): "When was this surah revealed[, for I have not heard it except now? He gestured to him to be silent. When they finished, he said: 'I asked you when this was revealed'] (14) but you did not inform me." Ubayy said: "You have nothing from your prayer today except for what you engaged in as idle talk." He went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), mentioned [the matter] to him, and informed him of what Ubayy had said, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Ubayy has spoken the truth." Recorded by Abdullah ibn Ahmad in Al-Musnad, and Ibn Majah (15).
(11) Recorded by Al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on the virtues of Umar ibn al-Khattab, from the Book of the Virtues of the Companions; in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding a man saying 'Woe to you', and The Chapter on the sign of the love of Allah the Exalted, from the Book of Etiquette (Adab); and in: The Chapter on judgment and issuing fatwa on the road, from the Book of Judgments. Sahih al-Bukhari 5/14, 8/48, 49, 9/81. And Muslim in: The Chapter on a person being with whom he loves, from the Book of Virtue and Maintaining Ties. Sahih Muslim 4/2032, 2033. And Al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has been narrated that a person is with whom he loves, from the Chapters on Asceticism (Zuhd). Aridat al-Ahwadhi 9/232. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 3/104, 110, 165, 167, 168, 172, 173, 178, 192, 200, 202, 207, 208, 213, 226, 227, 228, 255, 276, 283, 288. (12) Recorded by Al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on listening silently on the day of Jumu'ah while the Imam is delivering the khutbah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/16. And Muslim in: The Chapter on listening silently on the day of Jumu'ah during the khutbah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Sahih Muslim 2/583. And Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on speaking while the Imam is delivering the khutbah, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/255. And Al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the dislike of speaking while the Imam is delivering the khutbah, from the Chapters on Jumu'ah. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/300. And Al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on listening silently to the khutbah on the day of Jumu'ah, from the Book of Jumu'ah, and in: The Chapter on listening silently to the khutbah, from the Book of the Two Eids. Al-Mujtaba 3/84, 85, 153. And Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding listening to the khutbah and remaining silent for it, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/352. And Al-Darimi in: The Chapter on listening on the day of Jumu'ah during the khutbah and remaining silent, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/364. And Imam Malik in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding listening silently on the day of Jumu'ah while the Imam is delivering the khutbah, from the Book of Jumu'ah. Al-Muwatta' 1/103. And Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 2/244, 272, 280, 393, 396, 474, 485, 518, 532. (13) In [M]: "fa-qultu" (so I said). (14) Omitted from [A].
