Category: Ibn Majah

Ibn Juraij narrated: “Abdul-‘Aziz bin ‘Abdul-Malik bin Abu Mahdhurah narrated from ‘Abdullah bin muhairiz who was an orphan under the care of Abu Mahdhurah bin mi’yar that when he was preparing him to travel to Sham, he said: ‘O my uncle, I am going out to Sham, and I will be asked about how you started the Adhan.’ So he informed me that. Abu Mahdhurah said: ‘I went out with a group of people, and we were somewhere on the road, when the Mu’adh-dhin of the Messenger of Allah gave the call to prayer in the presence of the Messenger of Allah. We heard the voice of the Mu’adh-dhin, and we were shunning it (the Adhan), so we started yelling, imitating it and mocking it. The Messenger of Allah heard us, so he sent some people who brought us to sit in front of him. He said: ‘Who is the one whose voice I heard so loud?’ The people all pointed to me, and they were telling the truth. He sent them all away, but kept me there and said to me: ‘Stand up and give the call to prayer.’ I stood up and there was nothing more hateful to me than the Messenger of Allah and what he was telling me to do. I stood up in front of the Messenger of Allah and the Messenger of Allah himself taught me the call. He said: “Say: ‘Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar; Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah, Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah; Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah (Allah is the Most great, Allah is the most Great, Allah is the most Great, Allah is the most Great; I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).’” Then he said: “Raise your voice (and say). Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah, Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah; Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah; Hayya ‘alal-salah, Hayya ‘alal-salah; Hayya ‘alal-falah, Hayya ‘alal-falah; Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar; La ilaha illallah (I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; Come to the Prayer, Come to the Prayer; Come to the prosperity, Come to the prosperity; Allah is the Most great, Allah is the Most Great; None has the right to be worshipped but Allah).’” Then he called me when I had finished saying the Adhan, and gave me a small bag in which there was some silver. Then he put his hand on the forelock of Abu Mahdhurah, then passed it over his face, then over his chest, and over his heart, until the hand of the Messenger of Allah reached his navel. Then the Messenger of Allah said: ‘May Allah bless you and send blessings upon you.’ I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, do you command me to give the call to prayer in Makkah?’ He said: ‘Yes, I command you (to do so).’ Then all the hatred I had felt towards the Messenger of Allah disappeared, and was replaced with love for the Messenger of Allah. I came to ‘Attab bin Asid, the governor of the Messenger of Allah in Makkah, and gave the call to prayer with him by command of the Messenger of Allah.” (Sahih)He (‘Abdul-‘Aziz) said: “Someone who met Abu Mahdhurah told me the same as ‘Abdullah bin Muhairiz told me.”

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah himself say: ‘The Mu’adh-dhin’s sins will be forgiven as far as his voice reaches, and every wet and dry thing will pray for forgiveness for him. For the one who attends the prayer, twenty-five Hasanat (good deeds) will be recorded, and it is will be expiation (for sins committed) between them (the two prayers).’”

It was narrated that Abu Mahdhurah said: “The Messenger of Allah taught me the Adhan with nineteen phrases and the Iqamah with seventeen. The Adhan is: Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar; Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah, Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah; Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah; Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah, Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah; Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah; Hayya ‘alal-salah, Hayya ‘alal-salah; Hayya ‘alal-falah, Hayya ‘alal-falah; Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar; La ilaha illallah (Allah is the Most great, Allah is the most Great, Allah is the most Great, Allah is the most Great; I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; Come to the Prayer, Come to the Prayer; Come to the prosperity, Come to the prosperity; Allah is the Most great, Allah is the Most Great; None has the right to be worshipped but Allah). And the Iqamah is seventeen phrases: Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar; Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah, Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah; Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah; Hayya ‘alal-salah, Hayya ‘alal-salah; Hayya ‘alal-falah, Hayya ‘alal-falah; Qad qamatis-salah, qad qamatis-salah; Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar; La ilaha illallah (Allah is the Most great, Allah is the most Great, Allah is the most Great, Allah is the most Great; I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; Come to the Prayer, Come to the Prayer; Come to the prosperity, Come to the prosperity; The prayer is about to begin, the prayer is about to begin; Allah is the Most great, Allah is the Most Great; None has the right to be worshipped but Allah).”

It was narrated that ‘Esa bin Talhah said: “I heard Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan say that Messenger of Allah said: “The Mu’adh-dhin will have the longest necks of all people on the Day of Resurrection.”

‘Abdur-Rahman bin Sa’d bin ‘Ammar bin Sa’d, who was the Mu’adh-dhin of the Messenger of Allah narrated from his grandfather, that: The Messenger of Allah commanded Bilal to put his fingers in his ears when calling the Adhan, and he said: “It makes the voice louder.”

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah said: ‘Let the best of you give the call to prayer (Adhan), and let those who are most versed in the Qur’an lead you in prayer.’”

It was narrated from ‘Awn bin Abu Juhaifah that his father said: “I came to the Messenger of Allah in Abtah, when he was in a red tent. Bilal came out and gave the call to prayer, turning around and putting his fingers in his ears.”

It was narrated that Ibn ‘Umar said: “The Messenger of Allah said: There are two characteristics in which the Muslims are dependent upon their Mu’adh-dhins: their prayer and their fasting.”

It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said: “Bilal did not delay the Adhan from its proper time, but he sometimes delayed the Iqamah a little.”

‘Abdullah bin Rabah narrated that Abu Qatadah said: “They mentioned negligence because of sleeping too much, and he said: ‘They slept until the sun had risen. The Messenger of Allah said: “There is no negligence when oneis sleeping, rather there is negligence when one is awake. If anyone of you forgets to pray, or sleeps and misses a prayer, then let him pray when he remembers, and during its time if it is a day after. (Sahih)’Abdullah bin Rabah said: “Imran bin Husain heard me when I was narrating this Hadith and said: ‘O young man, look at how you are narrating the Hadith. I was present at the time of this Hadith with the Messenger of Allah.’ And he did not deny anything of the Hadith.”