Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب كَيْفَ الأَذَانُ
Chapter: How The Adhan Is Performed.
9 hadith · references 499–507
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Abu Dawud · 499لَمَّا أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالنَّاقُوسِ يُعْمَلُ لِيُضْرَبَ بِهِ لِلنَّاسِ لِجَمْعِ الصَّلَاةِ ، طَافَ بِي وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُ نَاقُوسًا فِي يَدِهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا عَبْدAbdullah bin Zaid reported: when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered a bell to be made so that it might be struck to gather the people for prayer, a man carrying a bell in his hand appeared to me while I was asleep, and I s7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 500تَقُولُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، تَرْفَعُ بِهَا صَوْتَكَ ، ثُمَّ تَقُولُ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنAbu Mahdhurah reported; I said; Messenger of Allah, teach me the method of ADHAN (how to pronounce the call to prayer). He wiped my forehead (with his hand) and asked me to pronounce; Allah is most great. Allah is most g5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 501حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ , وَعَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ السَّائِبِ ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي ، وَأُمُّ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أAbu Mahdhurah also narrated this tradition from the prophet ﷺ to the same effect through a different chain of transmitters. This version has the additional wordings. The phrases “prayer is better than sleep, prayer is be8 narratorsAbu Dawud · 502أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَّمَهُ الْأَذَانَ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ كَلِمَةً وَالْإِقَامَةَ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ كَلِمَةً ، الْأَذَانُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَAbu Mahdhurah reported ; The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught him nineteen phrases in ADHAN and seventeen phrases in IQAMAH. ADHAN runs; Allah is most great. Allah is most great. Allah is most great. Allah is most great; I te9 narratorsAbu Dawud · 503قُلْ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنّAbu Mahdurah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ himself taught me the call to prayer (adhan). He asked me to pronounce: Allah is most great. Allah is most great. Allah is most great. Allah is most great: I testify that t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 504أَلْقَى عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْأَذَانَ حَرْفًا حَرْفًا اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْAbu Mahdhurah reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught me the call to prayer (adhan) verbatim; Allah is most great, Allah is most great, Allah is most great, Allah is most great; I testify that there is no god but Allah4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 505حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْإِسْكَنْدَرَانِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ عُمَرَ يَعْنِي الْجُمَحِيَّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي مَحْذُورَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ ، عَنْ Abu Mahdhurah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught him the call to prayer (adhan), saying: Allah is most great, Allah is most great; I testify that there is no god but Allah. He then narrated adhan like the one cont6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 506لَقَدْ أَعْجَبَنِي أَنْ تَكُونَ صَلَاةُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ ، أَوْ قَالَ : الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَاحِدَةً ، حَتَّى لَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَبُثَّ رِجَالًا فِي الدُّورِ يُنَادُونَ النَّاسَ بِحِينِ الصَّلَاةِ ، وَحَتَّى هَمَمْتُ أَنْ آIbn Abi Laila said: Prayer passed through three stages. And out people narrated to us that Messenger of Allah ﷺ said; it is to my liking that the prayer of Muslims or believers should be united (i. e., in congregation), 10 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 507أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدِمَ الْمَدِينَةَ فَصَلَّى يَعْنِي نَحْوَ بَيْتِ الْمَقْدِسِ ثَلَاثَةَ عَشَرَ شَهْرًا ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ : قَدْ نَرَى تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَNarrated Muadh ibn Jabal: Prayer passed through three stages and fasting also passed through three stages. The narrator Nasr reported the rest of the tradition completely. The narrator, Ibn al-Muthanna, narrated the stor8 narrators·parallel chain