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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night, so keep on eating and drinking (Suhur) till
Ibn Um Maktum pronounces the Adhan.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The Adhan pronounced by Bilal should not stop you from taking Suhur, for he
pronounces the Adhan at night, so that the one offering the late night prayer (Tahajjud) from among
you might hurry up and the sleeping from among you might wake up. It does not mean that dawn or
morning has started.” Then he (the Prophet) pointed with his fingers and raised them up (towards the
sky) and then lowered them (towards the earth) like this (Ibn Mas`ud imitated the gesture of the
Prophet). Az-Zuhri gestured with his two index fingers which he put on each other and then stretched
them to the right and left. These gestures illustrate the way real dawn appears. It spreads left and right
horizontally. The dawn that appears in the high sky and lowers down is not the real dawn) .

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night, so eat and drink (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum
pronounces the Adhan.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Bilal pronounces the Adhan at night, so eat and drink (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum
pronounces the Adhan.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said thrice, “There is a prayer between the two Adhans (Adhan and Iqama),” and
added, “For the one who wants to pray.”

Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri told my father, “I see you liking sheep and the wilderness. So whenever you are
with your sheep or in the wilderness and you want to pronounce Adhan for the prayer raise your voice
in doing so, for whoever hears the Adhan, whether a human being, a jinn or any other creature, will be
a witness for you on the Day of Resurrection.” Abu Sa`id added, “I heard it (this narration) from
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ).”

“When the Mu’adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan, some of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) would
proceed to the pillars of the mosque (for the prayer) till the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived and in this way they used
to pray two rak`at before the Maghrib prayer. There used to be a little time between the Adhan and the
Iqama.” Shu`ba said, “There used to be a very short interval between the two (Adhan and Iqama).

Anas bin Malik said, “Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) went out with us to fight (in Allah’s cause) against any
nation, he never allowed us to attack till morning and he would wait and see: if he heard Adhan he
would postpone the attack and if he did not hear Adhan he would attack them.” Anas added, “We
reached Khaibar at night and in the morning when he did not hear the Adhan for the prayer, he (the
Prophet ) rode and I rode behind Abi Talha and my foot was touching that of the Prophet.
The inhabitants of Khaibar came out with their baskets and spades and when they saw the Prophet (ﷺ)
they shouted ‘Muhammad! By Allah, Muhammad and his army.’ When Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saw them, he
said, “Allahu-Akbar! Allahu-Akbar! Khaibar is ruined. Whenever we approach a (hostile) nation (to
fight), then evil will be the morning of those who have been warned.”

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to pray two light rak`at before the morning (compulsory) prayer after the day
dawned and the Mu’adh-dhin had finished his Adhan. He then would lie on his right side till the
Mu’adh-dhin came to pronounce the Iqama.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Whenever you hear the Adhan, say what the Mu’adh-dhin is saying.