Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 – Hadith 1-5

Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 1-5

 

Chapter 1: The Beginning of the Adhan.

 

Ibn Umar reported:

 

When the Muslims came to Medina, they gathered and sought to know the time of prayer but no one summoned them. One day they discussed the matter, and some of them said: Use something like the bell of the Christians and some of them said: Use horn like that of the Jews. Umar said: Why may not a person be appointed who should call (people) to prayer? The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: O Bilal, get up and summon (the people) to prayer. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 1)

 

Chapter 2: The Command to say the phrases of the Adhan twice and the phrases of the iqamah once, except the phrase, "Prayer is about to begin," which is to be said twice.

 

Anas reported:

 

Bilal was commanded (by the Messenger of Allah) to repeat (the phrases of) Adhan twice and once in Iqama. The narrator said: I made a mention of it before Ayyub who said: Except for saying: Qamat-is-Salat [the time for prayer has come]. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 2)

 

Anas b. Malik reported:

 

They (the Companions) discussed that they should know the timings of prayer by means of something recognized by all. Some of them said that fire should be lighted or a bell should be rung. But Bilal was ordered to repeat the phrases twice in Adhan, and once in Iqama. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 3)

 

This hadith is transmitted by Khalid Hadhdha with the same chain of transmitters (and the words are):

 

When the majority of the people discussed they should know, like the hadith narrated by al-Thaqafi (mentioned above) except for the words:" They (the people) should kindle fire." (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 4)

 

Anas reported:

 

Bilal was commanded (by the Holy Prophet) to repeat the phrases twice in Adhan, and once in lqama. (Explaining Sahih Muslim Book 4 - Hadith 5)

 

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