عن كعب بن عجرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: احضروا المنبر فحضرنا فلما ارتقى درجة قال: آمين فلما ارتقى الدرجة الثانية قال: آمين فلما ارتقى الدرجة الثالثة قال: آمين فلما نزل قلنا: يا رسول الله لقد سمعنا منك اليوم شيئا ما كنا نسمعه قال: إن جبريل عليه الصلاة والسلام عرض لي فقال: بعدا لمن أدرك رمضان فلم يغفر له قلت: آمين فلما رقيت الثانية قال: بعدا لمن ذكرت عنده فلم يصل عليك قلت: آمين فلما رقيت الثالثة قال: بعدا لمن أدرك أبواه الكبر عنده أو أحدهما فلم يدخلاه الجنة قلت: آمين (المستدرك للحاكم رقم 7256)

Hazrat Ka’b bin ‘Ujrah (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) reports the following: On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) called out to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), “Come to the mimbar.” When we assembled around the mimbar, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended the first step and said, “Ameen.” He then ascended the second step and said, “Ameen.” Then, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) ascended the third step and said, “Ameen.” After delivering the khutbah, when Rasulullah descended from the mimbar, we asked, “O Rasul of Allah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam)! We heard you say something today that we did not hear you say before (i.e. saying ameen thrice while ascending the mimbar).” Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) replied, “(When I ascended the first step,) Hazrat Jibreel (‘alaihis salaam) appeared before me and said, ‘Woe to him who witnessed the blessed month of Ramadhaan, yet he let it pass without gaining forgiveness (i.e. he did not fulfill the rights of this month).’ I said ameen to this du‘aa. When I ascended the second step, he said, ‘Woe to him before whom your name is mentioned, yet he does not send durood upon you.’ I said ameen to this du‘aa. When I ascended the third step, he said, “Woe to him in whose presence both of his parents or one of them attain old age, yet (due to not serving them) they do not become the means for him to enter Jannah. I said ameen to this du‘aa.”