صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الجمعةThe Book of Prayer - Friday
باب حَدِيثِ التَّعْلِيمِ فِي الْخُطْبَةِ:Chapter: The hadith about teaching during the khutbah
وحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ ، حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَبُو رِفَاعَةَ : انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَخْطُبُ ، قَالَ : فَقُلْتُ : " يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ رَجُلٌ غَرِيبٌ جَاءَ يَسْأَلُ عَنْ دِينِهِ ، لَا يَدْرِي مَا دِينُهُ ، قَالَ : فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَتَرَكَ خُطْبَتَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيَّ ، فَأُتِيَ بِكُرْسِيٍّ حَسِبْتُ قَوَائِمَهُ حَدِيدًا ، قَالَ : فَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، وَجَعَلَ يُعَلِّمُنِي مِمَّا عَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ ، ثُمَّ أَتَى خُطْبَتَهُ فَأَتَمَّ آخِرَهَا " .
Abu Rifa'a reported: I came to the Holy Prophet (ﷺ) when he was delivering the sermon, and I said: Messenger of Allah, here is a stranger and he wants to learn about this religion and he does not know what this religion is. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) looked at me and left his sermon till he came to me, and he was given a chair and I thought that its legs were made of iron. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat in it and he began to teach me what Allah had taught him. He then came (to the pulpit) for his sermon and completed it to the end.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that if a stranger or an unfamiliar person wishes to learn about the religion or wants to embrace Islam, then teaching him the religion and making him a Muslim is so important and necessary that, for its sake, the Friday sermon (khutbah), which is for all those present, can be paused for some time. After imparting the knowledge of the religion and making the person a Muslim, the Friday sermon will be completed.
Benefits and Issues:
From this hadith, it is understood that if a stranger or an unfamiliar person wishes to learn about the religion or wants to embrace Islam, then teaching him the religion and making him a Muslim is so important and necessary that, for its sake, the Friday sermon (khutbah), which is for all those present, can be paused for some time. After imparting the knowledge of the religion and making the person a Muslim, the Friday sermon will be completed.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 2025
