It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to go out (to the Eid ground) on the days of Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr. He (peace be upon him) would begin with the prayer, and when he had completed the prayer and turned to face the people with his blessed face, while they were sitting in their places of prayer, if there was a need to send an army or any other matter, he would inform the people about it. And if there was any (financial) need, he would command them regarding it. He (peace be upon him) used to say: "Give charity and alms, give charity, give charity." And most of those who gave charity were women. Then he (peace be upon him) would return. This continued until the caliphate of Marwan bin Hakam. Then (during his rule), I went out holding Marwan's hand until we reached the Eid ground. Suddenly, we saw that Kathir bin Salt had built a pulpit in the Eid ground with clay and bricks. Suddenly, Marwan began to pull his hand away from me, as if he was pulling me towards the pulpit and I was pulling him towards the Eid ground. When I saw this action of his, I said, "Where has the practice of beginning with the prayer gone?" So Marwan said, "O Abu Sa'id, that has been left, as you know." So I said in a loud voice, "Never! By the One in whose hand is my soul, you cannot do better than what I know." I said this three times, then I went back.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I have not seen the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) raising his hands while supplicating on his pulpit or elsewhere, but I have seen him doing like this, and he (peace be upon him) gestured by moving his index finger. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that by Abdur Rahman bin Mu’awiyah is meant Abu’l-Huwairith Madani.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Ammarah bin Ruwaybah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he saw Bishr bin Marwan raising both his hands on the pulpit, so he said: "May Allah make these two hands bad (keep them away from goodness and virtue). I have seen the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he would not gesture with more than his finger."

Shu'aib bin Ruzaiq Ta'ifi narrates that I was sitting with a companion of the Messenger of Allah, who is called Hakam bin Hazn Kalafi, and he began to narrate to us. He said: I came to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) as the seventh or ninth person among a delegation. We attended the Friday prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was standing, leaning on a bow or a staff. He (peace be upon him) praised Allah Almighty and glorified Him with pure, light, and blessed words.

And the explanation of the evidence against the statement of the person who says that the sermon is like the prayer, and if the sermon were like the prayer, then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would not have spoken during the sermon in such a manner as is not permissible in prayer.

Sayyiduna Abu Hazim (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw me while he was delivering the sermon. He (peace be upon him) instructed me, so I moved towards a shaded place. And in the narration of Ubaydullah bin Bishr, it is mentioned that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while delivering the sermon, said to the one who came late: "(Wherever you find a place) sit down, you have caused inconvenience to people and have also come late." And in the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) needed to dispatch an army or had any other need, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would inform the people. And if there was any (financial) need, he would instruct them, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: "Give charity." In the narration of Ibn 'Ajlan from 'Iyad (may Allah have mercy on him) from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that on the day of Jumu'ah, during the sermon, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the one who entered (the mosque): "Have you prayed (the greeting of the mosque)?" He replied, "No." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stand up and pray two rak'ahs." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the people: "Give charity." And in the narrations of Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), in the story of Sayyiduna Sulaik (may Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him, "Have you prayed (the greeting of the mosque)?" He replied, "No." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stand up and pray two rak'ahs." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any one of you comes (to the mosque) on the day of Jumu'ah while the Imam is delivering the sermon, he should pray two rak'ahs and then sit down." All these narrations are evidence that the sermon is not like the prayer. And it is permissible for the preacher to command good, forbid evil, discuss the needs of the Muslims, and teach them their religious matters during the sermon.

The statement regarding weeping on the pulpit after hearing the recitation of the Noble Qur'an while the Imam is present on the pulpit.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered me to recite (the Qur'an) to him while he was seated on the pulpit. So I recited some verses from Surah An-Nisa to him, until I reached this verse «‏‏‏‏فَكَيْفَ إِذَا جِئْنَا مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ بِشَهِيدٍ وَجِئْنَا بِكَ عَلَىٰ هَٰؤُلَاءِ شَهِيدًا» ‏‏‏‏ [ سورة النساء: 41] "Then how (will it be) when We bring from every nation a witness and We bring you (O Muhammad) as a witness against these people?" So I looked towards the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his eyes were flowing with tears.

If the report is authentic; then there is something in the heart regarding this chain of narration; because some of the companions of Ibn Wahb inserted between Ibn Abi Hilal and ‘Iyad ibn ‘Abd Allah in this report Ishaq ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Abi Farwah. It was narrated by Ibn Wahb from ‘Amr ibn al-Harith, and I do not consider the narration from Ibn Abi Farwah.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) delivered a sermon to us. During the sermon, he recited Surah Sad. Then, when he recited the verse of prostration, he descended (from the pulpit) and performed prostration, and we also performed prostration with him. On another occasion, he recited it again, and when he reached the verse of prostration, we prepared to perform prostration. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw us ready, he said: "Indeed, this is the place of repentance of a prophet (Dawud, peace be upon him). But I saw you ready to perform prostration." Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) descended from the pulpit and performed prostration, and we also performed prostration.