It is proper for the imam to stand for the two khutbas and to sit for a short while in between them.

• It is proper for the imam to stand for the two khutbas and to sit for a short while in between them.

• Ibn 'Umar said: "When the Prophet would deliver the Khutbatul Jumu'ah, he did so standing, and then he would sit, and then he would stand [again, for the second khutbah] as the people do today." [Related by the group]

• Jabir ibn-Samura said: "The Prophet would deliver the khutbah while standing, and then he would sit, and then he would stand and speak again. Whoever says that he gave the khutbah while sitting has lied. Verily, I prayed with him more than two thousand prayers [including the five daily prayers]." [Ahmad, Muslim, and Abu Dawud]