Sayyiduna Nabeesha Hudhali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: When a Muslim man performs ghusl on the day of Jumu’ah, then comes to the mosque and does not cause harm to anyone, if he sees that the Imam has not arrived, he continues to pray as long as he deems appropriate, and if he sees that the Imam has arrived, he sits down, listens attentively, and remains silent until the Imam finishes the Jumu’ah and the sermon. If by this action all his sins up to this Jumu’ah are not forgiven, then (I hope) it will be an expiation for the sins committed between this and the previous Jumu’ah.

Nafi' reports that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) would go to the mosque early in the morning on Friday, then perform voluntary prayer units with long standing. When the Imam finished (the sermon and prayer), he would return home and offer two units of Sunnah prayer and would say that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do the same.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Whoever performs ghusl on Friday, wears clothes, uses perfume if he has it, then proceeds to the mosque for Jumu’ah with calmness and dignity, does not step over anyone’s shoulders nor cause harm to anyone, then performs prayer as much as is destined for him, then waits until the Imam has finished (the sermon and prayer), then the sins committed between the two Fridays will be forgiven for him.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Sulaik (may Allah be pleased with him) came and sat down while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to pray two rak‘ahs, and then turned to the people and said: When any of you comes (to the mosque) and the Imam is delivering the sermon, he should perform two rak‘ahs of prayer briefly.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Yazid, he says: For all prayers including Jumu’ah, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had one muezzin; he would give the adhan and also say the iqamah. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would sit on the pulpit on the day of Jumu’ah, then Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) would give the adhan, and when he would descend, then he would say the iqamah. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) also had (only one muezzin), until the era of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) arrived.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Sa'ib (may Allah be pleased with him) that in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), there used to be two calls to prayer (adhan), until the era of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) came and the people increased in number, so he ordered the first adhan to be given at Zawra.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would deliver the sermon on Friday, he would lean his back against a piece of wood, but when the people increased in number, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Prepare a pulpit for me. His (peace and blessings be upon him) intention was that he could make his words heard to them. So the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) prepared a pulpit with two steps for him (peace and blessings be upon him), then he (peace and blessings be upon him) moved to this wooden pulpit. Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) informed that he heard a sound like the crying of someone extremely saddened from (that first) piece of wood; it kept crying continuously until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) descended from the pulpit, went to it, and embraced it, so it became silent.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to deliver sermons beside this pillar, when it was just a trunk of a date-palm.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Every sermon in which there is no testimony is like a severed hand.

(Second chain) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Any sermon in which the testimony (shahada) is not mentioned is like a severed hand.