Question
I would like to enquire if there is any narration established showing that some sought of Bayaan or lecture took place before the main Khutba of Jumuah as we have English nowadays.
Answer
It comes in authentic (Sahih) narrations that the Sahaba Radhiallahu Anhum used to give a lecture before the main Khutba of Jumu’ah.
The first person to give a lecture was Hadhrat Tamim al-Dari Radhiallahu Anhu during the reign of Hadhrat Umar Radhiallahu Anhu. He requested a session to lecture every Jumu’ah. Hadhrat Umar Radhiallahu Anhu granted him permission, so he would give a lecture. Thereafter, he asked for another session so he permitted him. Thereafter, he requested Hadhrat Uthman Radhiallahu Anhu for a third session [and he was granted permission]. Therefore, he would lecture three times.
On the day of Jumu’ah, Hadhrat Salman al-Farisi Radhiallahu Anhu would instruct Hadhrat Zayd ibn Suhan Radhiallahu Anhu: “Go and advise your community.”
Hadhrat Asim ibn Muhammad narrates from his father: On the day of Jumu’ah, I saw Hadhrat Abu Hurayra Radhiallahu Anhu stand beside the pulpit saying, “Abu al-Qasim, the Messenger of Allah, the truthful and the attested, narrated to us…” He would continuously narrate Hadith until the Imam would come.
So, from this it is understood that this was a practice in the time of the Sahaba Radhiallahu Anhum. Rasulallah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “Hold on to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the four rightly guided Khulafaa.” Rasulallah sallallahu alaihi wasallam is also reported to have said, “The best of people is those of my era, then the era after that, and then the era after that.”
Checked and Approved By:
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
References
عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ : ” أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَصَّ تَمِيمٌ الدَّارِيُّ عَلَى عَهْدِ عُمَرَ ، اسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي كُلِّ جُمُعَةٍ مَقَامًا فَأَذِنَ لَهُ، فَكَانَ يَقُومُ قَالَ: ثُمَّ اسْتَزَادَهُ مَقَامًا آخَر فَزَادَهُ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُثْمَانُ اسْتَزَادَهُ مَقَامًا آخَرَ ، فَكَانَ يَقُصُّ فِي الْجُمُعَةِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ ”
( المصنف عبد الرزاق ج ۳ ص ۲۱۹ المكتب الإسلامي )
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبَّادٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ مِلْحَانَ بْنِ ثَرْوَانَ أَنَّ سَلْمَانَ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِزَيْدِ بْنِ صُوحَانَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ: قم فذكر قومك.
( الطبقات الكبرى ج 6 ص ۱۷۷ دار الكتب العلمية )
عَاصِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ يَخْرُجُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ فَيَقْبِضُ عَلَى رُمَّانَتَي الْمِنْبَرِ قَائِمًا وَيَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الصَّادِقُ الْمَصْدُوقُ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَا يَزَالُ يُحَدِّثُ حَتَّى إِذَا سَمِعَ فَتْحَ بَابِ الْمَقْصُورَةِ لِخُرُوجِ الْإِمَامِ لِلصَّلَاةِ جَلَسَ» هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحُ الْإِسْنَادِ ) المستدرك على الصحيحين ج ٣ ص ٥٨٥ دار الكتب العلمية )
فَعَلَيْكُمْ بِسُنَّتِي، وَسُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ، عَضُّوا عَلَيْهَا بِالنَّوَاجِدِ ،
( سنن ابن ماجه ج ۱ ص ١٥ دار إحياء الكتب العربية)
عن عبد الله (ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه عن النبي – صلى الله عليه وسلم – قال: (خير الناسِ قَرْنِي، ثم الذينَ يَلونَهُم، ثم الذين يلونهم، ثم يجيء )
(مُخْتَصَر صَحِيحُ الإِمَامِ البُخَارِي ج ۲ ص ۲۰۸ مكتبة المعارف للنشر والتوزيع )