It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever speaks during the Friday sermon is like a donkey carrying books, and whoever says to another "be silent," his Friday (prayer) is not valid.

Hazrat Jabir narrates that once Hazrat Sa’d said to a man,“Your prayer is not valid.”That man mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said,“Sa’d has told me that my prayer is not valid.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Hazrat Sa’d,“Why did you say this?”He replied,“Because while you were delivering the sermon, he was talking.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Sa’d is right.”

Hazrat Ibn Abi Awfa narrates that whoever remains safe from three things during the Friday prayer, all his sins from this Friday to the previous Friday are forgiven: first, from experiencing hadath (losing ablution), second, from talking, and third, from telling someone else to be quiet.

Hazrat Abu Hurairah narrates that if someone, during the Friday sermon, tells another to remain silent, he has engaged in idle talk.

Hazrat Abu Khalid says that I saw Ibrahim talking to a man during the sermon on Friday.

Hazrat Urwah bin Zubair did not consider it objectionable if a person, on the day of Jumu'ah, spoke while not listening to the sermon; that is, if the voice was not reaching him.

Hazrat Ismail bin Ibrahim narrates that my father Ibrahim and Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair were conversing during the sermon of Hajjaj bin Yusuf.

Hazrat Zuhri states that the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would sometimes, after descending from the pulpit during the Friday prayer and before beginning the prayer, speak about some necessary matter.

Hazrat Hisham bin Urwah says that I saw my father and other such persons whom we are pleased with and from whom we narrate, that they did not consider it objectionable to speak after the Imam descended from the pulpit and before starting the prayer.

Hazrat Ibrahim bin Maisarah says that Hazrat Tawus spoke to me after Sulaiman bin Abdul Malik descended from the pulpit.