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He would call out to a man during his sermon: “Come here, so-and-so,” “Sit down, so-and-so,” or “Pray, so-and-so” (1).
During his sermon (2), he would give them instructions as circumstances required. If he saw someone among them suffering poverty and need (3), he would instruct them to give charity and urge them to do so (4).
He would point with his index finger during his sermon when mentioning Allah and supplicating to Him (5).
When rain failed, he would pray for rain with them during his sermon (6).
On Fridays, he would wait until the people had gathered; once they had gathered, he would come out to them
(1) As for his words, “Come here, so-and-so,” Sunan Abī Dāwūd (1091) and Ibn Khuzayma (1780) report, through two chains from Ibn Jurayj, from ‘Atā’, from Jābir: “When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had taken his place on Friday, he said, ‘Sit down.’ Ibn Mas‘ūd heard this and sat at the mosque entrance. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw him and said, ‘Come here, ‘Abd Allāh ibn Mas‘ūd.’” Abū Dāwūd said: “This report is known as mursal (disconnected); the transmitters narrated it only from ‘Atā’, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).” Ibn Khuzayma likewise indicated this in his chapter heading for the hadith, and al-Dāraqutnī preferred this version in his ‘Ilal (3274). ‘Abd al-Razzāq (5368) reported the mursal version through Ibn Jurayj with the same chain. Nevertheless, al-Albānī authenticated the connected version in Sahīh Abī Dāwūd—al-Umm (4:256).
As for his words, “Sit down, so-and-so,” these occur in the previously mentioned hadith in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade a man from stepping over people’s necks. His words, “Pray, so-and-so,” occur in the hadith in which he (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed a man who entered the mosque while he was delivering the sermon to pray.
(2) All witnesses except Qāf, Mīm, Mīm-Bā’, and Nūn read: “al-khutba” (the sermon).
(3) All witnesses except Qāf, Mīm, and Mīm-Bā’ read: “min hāja” (of need).
(4) Reported by Muslim (1017), from Jarīr ibn ‘Abd Allāh al-Bajalī.
(5) Reported by Muslim (874), from ‘Umāra ibn Ru’ayba (may Allah be pleased with him).
(6) Reported by al-Bukhārī (933) and Muslim (897/8–12), from Anas.
وكان يدعو الرجل في خطبته: «تعال يا فلان»، «اجلس يا فلان»، «صلِّ يا فلان» (١).
وكان يأمرهم في خطبته (٢) بمقتضى الحال. فإذا رأى بينهم ذا فاقة وحاجةٍ (٣) أمَرهم بالصدقة، وحضَّهم عليها (٤).
وكان يشير بإصبعه السَّبَّابة في خطبته عند ذكر الله ودعائه (٥).
وكان يستسقي بهم إذا قحَط المطر في خطبته (٦).
وكان يُمهِل يوم الجمعة حتى يجتمع الناس، فإذا اجتمعوا خرَج إليهم
(١) أما قوله: «تعال يا فلان»، ففي «سنن أبي داود» (١٠٩١) وابن خزيمة (١٧٨٠) من طريقين عن ابن جريج عن عطاء عن جابر قال: لما استوى رسول الله ﷺ يوم الجمعة، قال: «اجلسوا»، فسمع ذلك ابن مسعود، فجلس على باب المسجد، فرآه رسول الله ﷺ، فقال: «تعال يا عبد الله بن مسعود». قال أبو داود: «هذا يعرف مرسلًا، إنما رواه الناس عن عطاء، عن النبي ﷺ». وكذلك أشار إليه ابن خزيمة في تبويبه على الحديث، وهو الذي رجحه الدارقطني في «علله» (٣٢٧٤). والمرسل أخرجه عبد الرزاق (٥٣٦٨) عن ابن جريج به. ومع ذلك صحح الألباني الحديث الموصول في «صحيح أبي داود- الأم» (٤/ ٢٥٦).
وأما قوله: «اجلس يا فلان» ففي حديث نهيه ﷺ المتخطي رقاب الناس، السابق الذكر. وأما قوله: «صلّ يا فلان» ففي حديث أمره ﷺ الداخل المسجد وهو يخطب.
(٢) ما عدا ق، م، مب، ن: «الخطبة».
(٣) ما عدا ق، م، مب: «من حاجة».
(٤) أخرجه مسلم (١٠١٧) من حديث جرير بن عبد الله البجلي.
(٥) أخرجه مسلم (٨٧٤) من حديث عمارة بن رؤيبة ﵁.
(٦) أخرجه البخاري (٩٣٣) ومسلم (٨٩٧/ ٨ - ١٢) من حديث أنس.