The sermon and recitation in it

Sayyiduna al-Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivering the sermon; he said: "I warn you of the Fire, I warn you of the Fire," to the extent that a man who was in the market heard it while I was standing at this place of mine. The narrator says: Until the sheet that was on his shoulder fell down at his feet. In one narration the wording is: The people of the market heard his voice while he was on the minbar.
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), or perhaps Sayyiduna al-Zubayr, narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would deliver sermons to us and admonish us, until the effect of it could be seen on his face; it seemed as if he were warning a people who would face battle the next morning. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had met Sayyiduna Jibril a short while before, he did not laugh until he (Jibril) had ascended.
Imam Ahmad, Imam al-Bazzar, and Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Awsat recorded something similar; Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it from Sayyiduna al-Zubayr alone. Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: One day the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came out and called out loudly three times, saying: "O people, do you know what the likeness of me and of you is? (Our likeness) is like a people who fear that an enemy will come upon them, so they send a man to keep watch for them. While he is doing so, he sees the enemy and comes to warn them. He fears that the enemy will reach him before he can warn his people, so he waves his garment, saying: 'O people, (danger) has come upon you! O people, it has come upon you!'" He said this three times.
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Other hadiths on this subject will come in the chapter on admonitions, if Allah wills.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Dimam bin Tha'labah came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), shall I not treat you with ruqyah?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All praise belongs exclusively to Allah Almighty. We praise Him and seek His help, and we seek refuge with Allah Almighty from the evil of our own selves and from the evils of our deeds. Whomever Allah Almighty guides, none can lead him astray; and whomever He leaves astray, none can guide him. And I bear witness that there is no deity besides Allah Almighty, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is His servant and His Messenger." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: After this he mentioned the hadith, which will come in full in the chapter on virtues, if Allah wills. There is also a hadith narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the incident of Dimad, which is recorded in the Sahih; but here the man's name is mentioned with "m", that is, Dimam.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every important matter that is not begun with 'Al-hamdu lillah' is maimed (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the wording is:) cut off."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Sadaqah bin Abdullah, whom Imam Ahmad, Imam Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), Imam Muslim and others declared da'if (weak), while Abu Hatim, and Duhaym according to one report, declared him thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr says: Sending blessings (salat) upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the minbar on Friday is not part of the Sunnah.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Layth bin Abi Sulaym, who is a mudallis (one who conceals defects in his chain).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us and said: "Amma ba'd (to proceed)."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Shaddad bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "O people, this world is goods that are present at hand, from which the righteous and the sinner (that is, every kind of person) eat. And the Hereafter is a true promise, in which a King possessing power will give judgment; He will establish the truth as truth and the falsehood as falsehood. O people, be children of the Hereafter and do not be children of this world, for every child follows its mother."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Abu Mahdi Sa'id bin Sinan, who is extremely da'if (weak).

Nu'aym bin Mahhah narrates: These words were in the sermon of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr: "Do you not know that morning and evening you are advancing toward an appointed term? Whoever among you is able to keep working for Allah Almighty until the final moment should do so; and you cannot reach that goal except with the help of Allah Almighty. Some people have set their hopes for others, and He has forbidden you from becoming like them. And do not become like those who forgot Allah Almighty. Where are those brothers of yours whom you knew? They have gone on to what they sent ahead, and now misery or felicity has been settled for them. Where are the rulers of former times, who built great cities and fortified them with walls? They are all beneath rocks and beneath wells. This is the Book of Allah Almighty, whose wonders will never come to an end, so take light from it for the day of darkness, and seek clarity through its standing and its exposition. Indeed, Allah Almighty praised Sayyiduna Zakariyya (peace be upon him) and his household, saying: 'They used to hasten to good deeds and call upon Us in hope and in fear, and they were humbly submissive to Us.' There is no good in any word by which the pleasure of Allah Almighty is not intended; there is no good in any wealth that is not spent in the path of Allah Almighty; there is no good in a person whose forbearance does not prevail over his ignorance; and there is no good in a person who fears the blame of any blamer in the matter of Allah Almighty."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and I have not found anyone who has given an account of the narrator Nu'aym bin Mahhah.

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to come every Thursday and stand up; he would not sit during it. He would say: "Do not put people to trial, for among the people are the weak, the elderly and those with needs. Let your hopes not become long, and let your desires not make you heedless, for whatever is coming is near, and what is far is that which will not come. Among the worst of people are those who are idle by day and carcasses by night."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and Abu Ubaydah did not hear from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he sat down he would say: "You are in a state in which the night and day are passing, with lifespans that will come to an end after a set term, and deeds that are being preserved. Death will come suddenly. Whoever has sown good will soon reap what he longs for, and whoever has sown evil will soon reap it in regret. Every sower will get what he has sown. The slow one cannot get ahead with respect to his share, and the greedy one cannot, through his greed, attain what has not been decreed for him. Whoever is given good, it is Allah Almighty who has given it to him; and whoever is protected from evil, it is Allah Almighty who has protected him. The God-fearing are leaders, the jurists are guides, and sitting with them brings an increase (in knowledge)."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On a Friday the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah al-Tawbah, and while standing he admonished (the people) about the Days of Allah Almighty (that is, the events of the past). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Imam Ibn Majah recorded this narration, but he did not record these words: "Surah al-Tawbah."
Abdullah bin Ahmad recorded it in his additions (Ziyadat), and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite on the minbar Surah al-Kafirun and Surah al-Ikhlas.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; he says: Ishaq bin Zurayq is alone in narrating it. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: I have not found anyone who has given an account of him, and the remaining narrators of this narration have been declared trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Jabir narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon and recited the last part of Surah al-Zumar in the sermon, and the minbar moved twice.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat as a narration of Abu Bahr al-Bakrawi from Abbad bin Maysarah al-Minqari, and both of them are da'if (weak); however, Imam Ahmad said about Abu Bahr: There is no harm in him.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that he said:) "Giving a short sermon and offering a long prayer is a sign of a man's understanding. So make the prayer long and the sermon short, for some speech is magic. Soon there will come after you people who will give long sermons and offer short prayers."
Imam al-Bazzar recorded it; Imam al-Tabarani recorded part of it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir as a mawquf narration, and the narrators of the mawquf narration are thiqat (trustworthy). Among the narrators of Imam al-Bazzar is Qays bin al-Rabi', whom Shu'bah and al-Thawri declared thiqah (trustworthy), while others declared him da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Whenever the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent out a commander, he would say: "Keep the sermon short and speak little, for some speech is magic."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir through Jumay' bin Thawb, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "You are living in a time in which the orators are few and the scholars are many; they make the prayer long and keep the sermon short. Soon a time will come upon you in which the orators will be many and the scholars few." After this the narrator mentioned the full hadith.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Every Friday, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray for forgiveness for the believing men and believing women, and the Muslim men and Muslim women.
Imam al-Bazzar and Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it. Imam al-Bazzar says: To our knowledge, it is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only with this chain. The chain of Imam al-Bazzar contains a narrator, Yusuf bin Khalid al-Samti, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) cursed those who split their sermons into fine points the way hair is split.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Jabir al-Ju'fi, who is predominantly weak.

Sayyiduna Bashir bin Aqrabah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever stands up to deliver a sermon, and his only aim by it is showing off and fame, Allah Almighty will make him stand in a station of showing off and fame."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators have been declared trustworthy. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Other hadiths on this subject will come later in the chapter on manners and the chapter on asceticism.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Whoever catches the sermon, Jumu'ah will be two rak'ahs for him; and whoever does not catch it should pray four rak'ahs. And whoever does not catch the ruku' (bowing) should not count the rak'ah by the prostration until he catches the ruku'.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir as a mawquf narration, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Muslim bin Iyad narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Imam Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both) about the two rak'ahs of Jumu'ah. He said: These two make up for what is besides them (that is, they make up for any shortcoming that remained in the other prayers).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Utbah al-Khawlani narrates about the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that in the Friday prayer he used to recite Surah al-Jumu'ah and the surah in which the hypocrites are mentioned.
Imam al-Bazzar and Imam al-Tabarani in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir recorded it, and he added these words: "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) walked, he walked with firm steps." Its chain contains a narrator, Abu Mahdi Sa'id bin Sinan, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the Friday prayer, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite Surah al-Jumu'ah, by which he would encourage the believers; and in the second rak'ah he would recite Surah al-Munafiqun, by which he would frighten the hypocrites. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: This narration is in the Sahih in abridged form.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and its chain is hasan (good). The narrator Muhammad bin Ammar is al-Wazi'i; he and his teacher Abd al-Samad belonged to the people of opinion (ahl al-ra'y), and Ibn Hibban declared both of them thiqah (trustworthy).