حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ الْبَزَّازُ أَبُو الطَّيِّبِ ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْحَسَّانِيُّ ، ثنا وَكِيعٌ ، ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ بُرْقَانَ ، عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ الْكِلابِيِّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِيدَانَ السُّلَمِيِّ ، قَالَ : " شَهِدْتُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ مَعَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ، وَكَانَتْ صَلاتُهُ وَخُطْبَتُهُ قَبْلَ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ، ثُمَّ شَهِدْتُهَا مَعَ عُمَرَ ، وَكَانَتْ صَلاتُهُ وَخُطْبَتُهُ إِلَى أَنْ أَقُولَ : انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ ، ثُمَّ شَهِدْتُهَا مَعَ عُثْمَانَ ، فَكَانَتْ صَلاتُهُ وَخُطْبَتُهُ إِلَى أَنْ أَقُولَ زَالَ النَّهَارُ ، فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا عَابَ ذَلِكَ ، وَلا أَنْكَرَهُ " .
Abdullah bin Saidan Salmi narrates: I performed the Friday prayer behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him); his prayer and sermon would take place before midday. Then I had the opportunity to perform Friday prayer behind Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and his prayer and sermon would take so long that I would think the day had already declined. Yet, I did not see anyone who objected to him or denied this matter.