The Book of the Adhan (The Call to Prayer)

Book 7 of 52 · Sunan al-Nasa'i

62 hadith Hadith 628–689 Sunni
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The Book of the Adhan (The Call to Prayer)

Sunan al-Nasa'i

62 hadith Hadith 628–689 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 846–915 CE period by al-Nasa'i.

The Book of the Adhan (The Call to Prayer) is book 7 of 52 in Sunan al-Nasa'i, containing 62 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Egypt (primary); portions reviewed in Ramla, Palestine. The narrators in this book are associated with 22 distinct geographic locations.

Basra Kufa Makkah Medina Merv Nisa Musaysa Rome Bulkh Wasit Damascus Tusi Asbahan Sana Hiran Yemen al-Taif Baghdad Hamadan Cairo Jaziara Hims

Narrators in This Book

This book features 161 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, ibn Umar, Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان, Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج.

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل (10) ibn Umar (8) Abdullah bin Mubarak عبد الله بن المبارك (7) Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان (6) Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj شعبة بن الحجاج (6) Abu Mahdhura al-Jumhi (6) Imam Maalik مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر (6) ibn Mas'ud (5) Abu Hurairah (5) Hajjaj bin al-Minhal حجاج بن المنهال (5) Abu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Zayd al-Jarmi عبد الله بن زيد بن عمرو (5) Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري (5) Nafi' bin Jubayr bin Mut'im نافع بن جبير بن مطعم (4) Swyd bin Nsr bin Swyd سويد بن نصر بن سويد (4) Ibn Jurayj ابن جريج (4) Ibrahim bin al-Hasan bin al-Hythm إبراهيم بن الحسن بن الهيثم (4) Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي (4) Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Muhammad إسحاق بن إبراهيم بن محمد (4) Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi عبد الرحمن بن مهدي (4) Hisham bin Abi 'Abdullah al-Dastawa'i هشام بن أبي عبد الله الدستوائي (3) Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير (3) Ya'qub bin Ibrahim bin Sa'd يعقوب بن إبراهيم بن سعد بن إبراهيم (3) Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani أيوب السختياني (3) Abdullah bin Mahayraz عبد الله بن محيريز (3) Malik bin al-Hwyrth (3)

Hadith in This Book 62 hadith

1 628
"When the Muslims arrived in Al-Madinah they used to gather and try to figure out the time for prayer, and no one gave the call to prayer. One day they spoke about that; some of…
2 629
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) commanded Bilal to say the phrases of the Adhan twice and the phrases of the Iqamah once."
3 630
"At the time of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) the phrases of the Adhan were said twice and the phrases of the Iqamah were said once, except that you should say: 'Qad…
4 631
"Recite it to me." He said, "Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar (Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest), Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah (I bear witness that there is none worthy of…
5 632
It was narrated from Abu Mahdhurah that the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) taught him the Adhan with nineteen phrases and the Iqamah with seventeen phrases, then Abu Mahdhurah counted…
6 633
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) taught me the Adhan and said: 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah;…
7 634
he said: "I said to Abu Mahdhurah: 'I am going to Ash-Sham and I am afraid that I will be asked about how you say the Adhan. "'He told me that Abu Mahdhurah said to him, I went…
8 635
"When the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) left Hunain, I was the tenth of a group of ten of the people of Makkah who were trying to catch up with them. We heard them calling the Adhan…
9 636
"I came to the Prophet (S.A.W) with a cousin of mine" - on an another occasion he said: "with a companion of mine" - "and he said: 'When the two of you travel, call the Adhan and…
10 637
"We came to the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) and we were young men close in age. He let us stay with him for twenty days. The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) was merciful and…
11 638
"Abu Qilabah said to me (Ayyub): He ('Amr) is still alive, do you want to meet him?" I met him and asked him, and he said: "When Makkah was conquered, all the people hastened to…
12 639
"Bilal calls the Adhan during the night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls (the Adhan)"
13 640
"Bilal calls the Adhan during the night, so eat and drink until you hear Ibn Umm Maktoom calling the Adhan."
14 641
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: 'Bilal calls the Adhan during the night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the Adhan." She said: "And there was no more between…
15 642
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: 'When Ibn Umm Maktum calls the Adhan, eat and drink, and when Bilal calls the Adhan, do not eat nor drink."
16 643
"Bilal calls the Adhan during the night to wake those who are sleeping and so that those who are praying Qiyam can return. Meaning to finish. Ash-Shawkani said: "To return to…
17 644
"This is the time for the prayer."
18 645
"I came to the Prophet (S.A.W) and Bilal came out and called the Adhan and he started doing like this in his Adhan, turning to his right and left."
19 646
"I see that you love sheep and the desert. When you are with your sheep or in the desert and you call the Adhan for prayer, then raise your voice, for no human, Jinn or anything…
20 647
"The Mu'adhdhin will be forgiven as far as his voice reaches, and every wet and dry thing will bear witness for him."
21 648
"Allah and His angels say salah upon the front rows, and the Mu'adhdhin will be forgiven as far as his voice reaches, and whatever hears him, wet or dry, will confirm what he…
22 649
"I used to call the Adhan for the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) and in the first Adhan of Fajr I used to Say: 'Hayya 'ala al-falah, as-salatu khairun minan-nawm, as-salatu khairun…
23 650
"It is not Abu Ja'far Al-Farra'."
24 651
"The final words of the Adhan are: 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; La ilaha illallah (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is none worthy of worship except Allah.)'"
25 652
"The final words of the Adhan of Bilal were: 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar; La ilaha illallah (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is none worthy of…
26 653
(Another chain) from Ibrahim, from Al-Aswad, with similar narration.
27 654
"Al-Aswad bin Yazid narrated to me from Abu Mahdhurah that the final words of the Adhan are: 'La ilaha illahha (there is none worthy of worship except Allah).'"
28 655
"A man of Thaqif told us that he heard the caller of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) on a rainy night during a journey saying: 'Hayya 'ala as-salah, Hayya 'ala al'falah, sallu fi…
29 656
"Pray where you are, for the Prophet (S.A.W)used to order the Mu'adhdhin, if it was a cold and rainy night, to say: 'Pray in your dwellings.'"
30 657
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) traveled until he came to 'Arafah, where he found that the tent had been pitched for him in Namirah, so he stopped there. Then when the sun had…
31 658
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) moved until he came to Al-Muzdalifah, where he prayed Maghrib and 'Isha' with one Adhan and two Iqamahs, and he did not offer any prayer in between…
32 659
"We were with him (Ibn 'Umar) in Jam' (Muzdalifah), and he called the Adhan, then the Iqamah, then he led us in praying Maghrib. Then he said: 'The prayer,' and he led us in…
33 660
It was narrated from Sa'eed bin Jubair that he prayed Maghrib and 'Isha' in Jam' (Muzdalifah) with one Iqamah, then he narrated that Ibn 'Umar had done that, and Ibn 'Umar…
34 661
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that he prayed in Jam'a with the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) with one Iqamah.
35 662
It was narrated from Salim, from his father, that the Prophet (S.A.W) joined them (Maghrib and 'Isha') in Al-Muzdalifah, and he prayed each of them with an Iqamah, and he did not…
36 663
"On the day of Al-Khandaq the idolators kept us from praying Zuhr until the sun had gone down; that was before the revelation concerning fighting was revealed. Then Allah, the…
37 664
"Abdullah said: 'The idolaters kept the Prophet (S.A.W) from (offering) four prayers on the day of Al-Khandaq, so he commanded Bilal to call the Adhan, then he said the Iqamah and…
38 665
"We were fighting a battle and the idolators kept us from praying Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib and 'Isha'. When the idolaters went away, the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) commanded a caller…
39 666
'You forgot a Rak'ah of the prayer!' So he came back into the Masjid and told Bilal to call the Iqamah for prayer, then he led the people in praying one Rak'ah. I told the people…
40 667
"This is a shepherd or a man who is away from his family." So they looked and so it was a shepherd.
41 668
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Your Lord is pleased with a shepherd high in the mountains who calls the Adhan for the prayer and prays. Allah says: 'Look at this slave…
42 669
"Then Tashhad, then say the Iqamah." And they say that the meaning of Tashhad here is call the Adhan. An-Nasai recorded the Hadith with different chains (1054, 1137, 1314,1315).…
43 670
"I asked Ibn 'Umar about the Adhan and he said: 'At the time of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W), the phrases of the Adhan were recited twice and the phrases of Iqamah once, except…
44 671
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said to me and to a companion of mine: 'When the time for prayer comes, let the two of you call the Adhan then the two of you say Iqamah, then let…
45 672
"When the call for the prayer is given, the Shaitan takes to his heels, passing wind loudly so that he will not hear the call to prayer. When the call to prayer is finished, he…
46 673
"If the people knew what (virtue) there is in the call to prayer and the first row, and they had no other way but to draw lots concerning them, they would draw lots. If they knew…
47 674
"I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (S.A.W), make me the Imam of my people.' He said: 'You are their Imam, so consider the weakest among them and choose a Mu'adhdhin who does not…
48 675
"When you hear the call, say what the Mu'adhdhin says."
49 676
"We were with the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) and Bilal stood up and gave the call. When he fell silent the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever says the same as this (what the…
50 677
"I was sitting with Abu Umamah bin Sahl bin Hunaif when the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan. He said: 'Allahu akbar; Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest),' and…
51 678
"I heard Mu'awiyah say: 'I heard the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W), when he heard the Mu'adhdhin, repeating what he said.'"
52 679
"I was with Mu'awiyah when the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan. Muawiyah said what the Mu'adhdhin said, but when he said: 'Hayya 'alas-salah (come to prayer),' he said: 'La hawla wa…
53 680
"I heard the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) say: 'When you hear the Mu'adhdhin then say what he says, and do Salah upon me, for whoever does Salah upon me once, Allah will Salah upon…
54 681
"Whoever says, when he hears the Mu'adhdhin: 'Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu wa anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu, raditu Billahi Rabban, wa bil-Islami…
55 682
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: 'Whoever says, when he hears the call to prayer: "Allahumma rabba hadhihid-da'wat it-tammah was-salat il-qaimah, ati Muahmmadan al-wasilah…
56 683
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: 'Between each two Adhans there is a prayer, between each two Adhans there is a prayer, between each two Adhans there is a prayer, for…
57 684
"When the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan, some of the Companions of the Prophet (S.A.W) would get up and rush to the pillars (in the Masjid) and pray until the Prophet (S.A.W) came…
58 685
"I saw Abu Hurairah, when a man passed by in the Masjid until he parted from it - after the call. Abu Hurairah said: 'This man has indeed disobeyed Abu Al-Qasim (S.A.W).'"
59 686
"A man left the Masjid after the call to prayer had been given, and Abu Hurairah said: 'This man has indeed disobeyed Abu Al-Qasim (S.A.W).'"
60 687
"Between the time when he finished 'Isha' prayer and Fajr, the Prophet (S.A.W) used to pray eleven Rak'ahs, saying the Taslim after each two Rak'ahs, then praying Witr as one…
61 688
"I asked Ibn 'Abbas: 'How did the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) pray at night?' He said: 'He prayed eleven Rak'ahs including Witr, then he slept deeply until I could hear him…
62 689
"The Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) said: 'When the Iqamah for prayer is said, do not stand up until you see that I have come out.'"