It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would descend from the pulpit on the day of Jumu'ah, someone would converse with him and he would talk to him, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand on his prayer place and lead the prayer.

Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we used to perform the Friday prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) after the sun had declined, then while returning to our homes we would look for shade.

Sayyiduna Zubair bin Al-Awwam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we used to perform Jumu'ah with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and (upon returning) we would hasten to seek shade, but it would only be one or two steps. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I do not know whether Muslim bin Jundub, the narrator, heard (this narration) from Sayyiduna Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) or not?

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that we used to offer the Jumu'ah prayer early, then we would take a nap (qailulah).

Abu Khulda narrates that I heard Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) when, during the rule of Hajjaj bin Yusuf, on a Friday, Yazid al-Dhubbi called out to him and said, "O Abu Hamzah, you have performed prayers with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and you have also performed the Friday prayer with us. So tell us, how did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) perform the prayer?" He replied, "When the cold was severe, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would perform the prayer early, and when the heat was severe, he would delay the prayer until it became cooler."

Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I have already written this hadith of Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, in the Book of the Two Eids, that the Friday prayer consists of two rak'ahs.

Sayyiduna Ali’s scribe, Janab Ubaydullah bin Abi Rafi’, narrates that Marwan used to appoint Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah as his deputy over Madinah Munawwarah. So he led the people of Madinah in prayer on Friday and recited Surah Al-Munafiqun «‏‏‏‏إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ» ‏‏‏‏. So I said,“O Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, you have recited to us what Sayyiduna Ali used to recite to us in Kufa.”Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah replied,“I heard my beloved Abu’l-Qasim ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) recite these two surahs.”

Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his teacher Yahya bin Hakeem, through his chain, from Ja'far, that in the second rak'ah, Surah Al-Munafiqun «‏‏‏‏إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُنَافِقُونَ» ‏‏‏‏ was recited.

Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah bin Mas'ud narrates that Dhahhak bin Qais wrote to Sayyiduna Nu'man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them both) asking which surah the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to recite along with Surah Al-Jumu'ah on the day of Jumu'ah (in the Jumu'ah prayer). So he wrote in reply that he used to recite Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Surah Al-Ghashiyah «‏‏‏‏هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ» ‏‏‏‏. In the narration of Makhzumi, it is mentioned that he asked Sayyiduna Nu'man (may Allah be pleased with him) which surahs the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to recite in the Jumu'ah prayer, so he wrote in reply that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to recite Surah Al-Jumu'ah and Surah Al-Ghashiyah «‏‏‏‏هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ» ‏‏‏‏.