The Friday Khutbah of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace)

By quoting the Friday khutbah of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) it is not intended that people should start restricting themselves to this khutbah. This khutbah should be delivered occasionally as a source of barakah and with the intention of following the sunnah. It was the habit of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) that once all the people had gathered, he used to enter the mosque and make salaam to all those present. Hadrat Bilal (Allah be pleased with him) used to call out the adhaan. On the completion of the adhaan, he used to immediately stand up and deliver his khutbah. Until the minbar was not constructed, he used to take support from a staff. Occasionally, he used to place the staff against a pillar which was near the prayer niche (mihrab) from where he used to deliver his khutbah, and then lean against it. After the construction of the minbar, there is no evidence that he used to take support from a staff.

He used to deliver two khutbahs and sit down for a little while in-between the two khutbahs. When sitting down, he did not engage in any conversation nor should he make any dua. On completing the second khutbah, Hadrat Bilal (Allah be pleased with him) used to call out the iqaamah and the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to commence the prayer.

While delivering the khutbah, the Messenger of Allah’s (Allah bless him and give him peace) voice used to get loud and his blessed eyes used to get red. It is mentioned in Sahih Muslim that when the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to deliver the khutbah his condition used to be as if he is warning the people of an invasion of an enemy that is very nearby. In most of the khutbahs he used to say: “Resurrection and I have been sent just as these two fingers are!” And he used to join his middle and forefinger together. ….
A Sahabi says that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) used to recite Surah Qaaf very regularly in his khutbahs so much so that I learnt Surah Qaaf merely by listening to the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) reciting it on the minbar. At times he used to recite Surah al-Asr, …