It is narrated from Sayyiduna Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon when Sayyiduna al-Hasan and Sayyiduna al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) came. They were both wearing red shirts and were stumbling and falling as they walked (because of their young age). So he (peace and blessings be upon him) came down from the pulpit, picked them both up and seated them in front of him. Then he said: "Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth: 'Your wealth and your children are only a trial' [Surah al-Taghabun: 15] . I saw these two children of mine and I could not bear it until I came down and picked them up." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) resumed his sermon. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it. It is a foundation (evidence) for the permissibility of interrupting the sermon and coming down from the pulpit when there is a need.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I entered the mosque while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, and I sat down near Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him). Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah Bara'ah (al-Tawbah). I asked Ubayy bin Ka'b: When was this surah revealed? (The narrator then mentioned the whole) hadith. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

Abu al-Zahiriyyah said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Busr (may Allah be pleased with him) on Friday, and he kept narrating hadith to us until the imam came out for the sermon. Meanwhile, a man came stepping over the necks of the people while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Sit down, for you have certainly caused people harm and you have come late." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.