Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Ibrahim says that on Friday, when official letters are being read, there is no harm in reciting (the Qur'an) and making remembrance (dhikr) at that time.

Hazrat Aamir says that on Friday, when official letters are being read, there is no harm in reciting (the Qur'an) at that time.

Hazrat Laith states that Hazrat Abu Burdah used to converse during the reading of official letters on Friday, and Hazrat Sha’bi also did not consider there to be any harm in this.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that on Friday, when official letters are being read, there is no harm in talking at that time. However, when the Imam is engaged in delivering the sermon, then talking is not permitted.

Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz forbade that scrolls be read before the Friday sermon is finished.

Hazrat Hammad says that I asked Ibrahim: "During the Friday prayer, various letters come from Qutaybah, in which there is both truth and falsehood. When those letters are being read and I want to talk to my companion, should I talk or remain silent?" He replied: "Remain silent."

Ibn Aun says that when the muezzin was giving the call to prayer for Jumu'ah and the imam had already come out for the prayer, I met Hammad bin Abi Sulayman. He spoke to me, but I did not say anything to him. Then, on the next Friday, we met again, and while the letters were being read, he spoke to me; he kept talking to me, but I remained silent. Upon this, he said to me, "O my nephew! Silence is only obligatory when the imams are giving admonition from the Book of Allah. Why should we remain silent for these letters?!" Ibn Aun says that I mentioned this to Ibrahim, and he said, "Satan comes to one of you and puts this whisper in his heart that silence on the day of Jumu'ah is only when the imams are giving admonition from the Book."

Hasan says that it is disliked to talk while official letters are being read. Hasan says that official letters used to be read before the prayer.

Hazrat Khalid bin Isa says that I saw Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz talking to Walid bin Hisham. At that time, Sulaiman, as the Commander of the Faithful, was sitting on the pulpit and official letters were being read on Friday.