Hadith 2137

Chapter 239

باب 239

(239) باب إِذَا دَخَلَ الرَّجُلُ وَالإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ

(388) Chapter: If A Person Enters While The Imam Is Delivering The Khutbah (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ الْوَلِيدِ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ سُلَيْكًا، جَاءَ فَذَكَرَ نَحْوَهُ زَادَ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى النَّاسِ قَالَ " إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَالإِمَامُ يَخْطُبُ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ يَتَجَوَّزُ فِيهِمَا " .

This tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Jabir b. 'Abd Allah. This version adds:
He (the Prophet) turned to the people and said: When one of you comes (on Friday) while the imam is preaching, he should pray two rak'ahs and make them short. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sunan Abi Dawud 1117 (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 2, Hadith 728 (ES)

English translation (ES): Book 2, Hadith 1112 (ES)