Listening to the khutbah - adab and reward

The Prophet ﷺ stressed silence so strongly that even hushing someone else counts as idle talk:

"If you say to your companion 'be quiet' while the imam is delivering the khutbah on Friday, you have engaged in idle talk (laghw)." - Sahih al-Bukhari 934, Sahih Muslim 851

And the one who comes, listens and stays silent receives a tremendous reward:

"Whoever performs wudu well, then comes to the Friday prayer, listens and stays silent, is forgiven what is between it and the next Friday, and three days more." - Sahih Muslim 857

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Translations of the meaning are approximate. For depth and rulings, return to the Quran, the authentic Sunnah and people of knowledge.


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