Volume 2, Book 13, Number 38:
Narrated As-Sa’ib bin Yazid I:
‘Uthman bin ‘Affan introduced the second Adhan on Fridays when the number of the people in the
mosque increased. Previously the Adhan on Fridays used to be pronounced only after the Imam had
taken his seat (on the pulpit).
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 23:
Narrated Ibn Umar:
One of the wives of Umar (bin Al-Khattab) used to offer the Fajr and the ‘Isha’ prayer in congrega –
tion in the Mosque. She was asked why she had come out for the prayer as she knew that Umar dis –
liked it, and he has great ghaira (self-respect). She replied, “What prevents him from stopping me
from this act?” The other replied, “The statement of Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h): ‘Do not stop Allah’s wo –
men-slave from going to Allah s Mosques’ prevents him.”
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 39:
Narrated Az-Zuhri:
I heard As-Saib bin Yazid, saying, “In the life-time of Allah’s Apostle, and Abu Bakr and Umar, the
Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced after the Imam had taken his seat on the pulpit.
But when the people increased in number during the caliphate of ‘Uthman, he introduced a third
Adhan (on Friday for the Jumua prayer) and it was pronounced at Az-Zaura’ and that new state of
affairs remained so in the succeeding years.
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 24:
Narrated Muhammad bin Sirin:
On a rainy day Ibn Abbas said to his Muadh-dhin, “After saying, ‘Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan
Rasulullah’ (I testify that Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle), do not say ‘Haiya ‘Alas-Salat’ (come for the
prayer) but say ‘Pray in your houses’.” (The man did so). But the people disliked it. Ibn Abbas said, “It
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was done by one who was much better than I (i.e. the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ). No doubt, the Jumua prayer
is compulsory but I dislike to put you to task by bringing you out walking in mud and slush.”
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 40:
Narrated Abu Hazim bin Dinar:
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Some people went to Sahl bin Sad As-Sa’idi and told him that they had different opinions regard –
ing the wood of the pulpit. They asked him about it and he said, “By Allah, I know of what wood the
pulpit was made, and no doubt I saw it on thy very first day when Allah’s Apostle I took his seat on it.
Allah’s Apostle sent for such and such an Ansari woman (and Sahl mentioned her name) and said to
her, ‘Order your slave-carpenter to prepare for me some pieces of wood (i.e. pulpit) on which I may
sit at the time of addressing the people.’ So she ordered her slave-carpenter and he made it from the
tamarisk of the forest and brought it (to the woman). The woman sent that (pulpit) to Allah’s Apostle
who ordered it to be placed here. Then I saw Allah’s Apostle praying on it and then bowed on it.
Then he stepped back, got down and prostrated on the ground near the foot of the pulpit and again
ascended the pulpit. After finishing the prayer he faced the people and said, ‘I have done this so that
you may follow me and learn the way I pray.’ “
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 25:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) The people used to come from their abodes and from Al-‘Awali (i.e. out –
skirts of Medina up to a distance of four miles or more from Medina). They used to pass through
dust and used to be drenched with sweat and covered with dust; so sweat used to trickle from them.
One of them came to Allah’s Apostle who was in my house. The Prophet said to him, “I wish that you
keep yourself clean on this day of yours (i.e. take a bath).”
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 26:
Narrated Yahya bin Said:
I asked ‘Amra about taking a bath on Fridays. She replied, ” Aisha said, ‘The people used to work
(for their livelihood) and whenever they went for the Jumua prayer, they used to go to the mosque in
the same shape as they had been in work. So they were asked to take a bath on Friday.’ “
Volume 2, Book 13, Number 27:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to offer the Jumua prayer immediately after mid-day.