The aforementioned narration indicates the prohibition of speaking with whatsoever while the Khutbah is being delivered.

According to the Jumh?r, this ruling applies to those who hear the Khutbah. Other ‘Ulamah applied it on whoever attends it whether one could hear it or not. (1)

Reporting the unanimous agreement amongst the ‘Ulamah on the obligation on those who hear the Khutabh to keep quiet and listen while it is being delivered -to the exclusion of some T?bi‘?n who held an opposite opinion-, Ibn Abdil Barr said: ‘There is no disagreement -as far as I know- amongst the Fuqah?’ throughout the countries regarding the obligation on those who could hear the Khutbah to keep silent while it is being delivered. And they agreed on the impermissibility of asking those ignorant who speak while the Im?m is delivering his Khutbah to keep quiet or the like in accordance with the aforementioned had?th. It was narrated that Ash-Sha‘b? and some others that they used to speak while the Khutbah is being delivered and keep quiet only when the Im?m recites some verses from the Holy Qur’?n.

Then said: “According to the well-versed scholars; their act is rejected”. But they may have not heard the prophet’s ( - ) had?th’. (2)

Considering the aforementioned view as a strange one, Al-H?fith [Ibn Hajar] said: ‘Ash-Sh?fi‘? has two famous opinions’.

The following paragraph quoted from “Al-’Umm” states them: ‘I believe that whoever attends the Khutbah should listen to it carefully and speak not, from the moment the Im?m starts speaking till the second Khutbah is finished. One is; however, permitted to speak while the Im?m is standing on the pulpit and the Mu’aththin?n are calling the ‘Ath?n or after finishing it but before the Im?m starts delivering his Khutbah. When the Im?m starts, no one should speak till he finishes the second Khutbah. One is