The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It

Book 3 of 38 · Sunan Ibn Majah

29 hadith Hadith 440–468 Sunni
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The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It

Sunan Ibn Majah

29 hadith Hadith 440–468 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 840–887 CE period by Ibn Majah.

The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It is book 3 of 38 in Sunan Ibn Majah, containing 29 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Qazvin, Iran. The narrators in this book are associated with 16 distinct geographic locations.

Basra Kufa Makkah Medina Khurasan Wasit Cairo Hamadan Damascus al-Raqqa Asbahan Iran Hims Bulkh Aden Yemen

Narrators in This Book

This book features 105 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة, ibn Abbas, Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري, ibn Umar, Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Tanafasi علي بن محمد بن إسحاق الطنافسي.

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة (6) ibn Abbas (4) Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri سفيان الثوري (4) ibn Umar (4) Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-Tanafasi علي بن محمد بن إسحاق الطنافسي (3) Abu Hurairah (3) Sufyan bin 'Uyaynah سفيان بن عيينة (3) Ahmed bin 'Ubda bin Musa أحمد بن عبدة بن موسى (2) Hammad bin Zayd حماد بن زيد بن درهم الأزدي الأزرق (2) Waki' bin al-Jarrah وكيع بن الجراح (2) Abdur Rahman bin 'Abdul Malik bin Shayb عبد الرحمن بن عبد الملك بن شيبة (2) Zayd bin Aslam زيد بن أسلم (2) Abu Karayb, Muhammad bin al-'Ala' محمد بن العلاء - أبو كريب (2) al-Walid bin Muslim al-Quraishi الوليد بن مسلم القرشي (2) Shaqayq bin Salmah al-Asadi شقيق بن سلمة الأسدي أبو وائل الكوفي (2) Abdur Rahman bin 'Amr al-Awza'i عبد الرحمن بن عمرو أبو عمرو الأوزاعي (2) Muhammad bin Yahya bin Hiban محمد بن يحيى بن حبان (2) Abdullah bin Muhammad bin 'Aqil عبد الله بن محمد بن عقيل بن أبي طالب (2) Mua'wiya bin Qurrah bin Iyas معاوية بن قرة بن إياس بن هلال (2) Ubayy ibn Ka'b (2) Abu al-Ahwus, Salam bin Sulaym al-Hanafi أبو الأحوص سلام بن سليم الحنفي (1) Hilal bin Yasaf هلال بن يساف (1) Mansur bin al-Ma'tamar al-Salmi منصور بن المعتمر بن عبد الله السلمي (1) Salmah bin Qays al-'Ashj'y (1) Asim bin Lqyt bin Sbrh عاصم بن لقيط بن صبرة (1)

Hadith in This Book 29 hadith

1 440
The Messenger of Allah was thinking of a horn, and he commanded that a bell be made and it was done. Then 'Abdullah bin Zaid had a dream. He said: "I saw a man wearing two green…
2 441
The Prophet consulted the people as to how he could call them to the prayer. They suggested a horn, but he disliked that because of the Jews (because the Jews used a horn). Then…
3 442
"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…
4 443
"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…
5 444
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."
6 445
"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."
7 446
"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."
8 447
"Bilal did not delay the Adhan from its proper time, but he sometimes delayed the Iqamah a little."
9 448
"The last instruction that the Messenger of Allah gave to me was that I should not appoint a Mu'adh-dhin who took payment for the Adhan." (sahih)
10 449
"The Messenger of Allah commanded me (with Tathwib) in the Adhan for Fajr, and he forbade me to do so in the Adhan for 'Isha'."
11 450
"He is sleeping." He said: "As-salatu khairum minan-nawm, As-salatu khairum minan-nawm (The prayer is better than sleep, the prayer is better than sleep). These words were…
12 451
"I was with the Messenger of Allah on a journey, and he commanded me to call the Adhan. Bilal wanted to call the Iqamah, but the Messenger of Allah said: 'The brother of Suda'…
13 452
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When the Mu'adh-dhin calls the Adhan, say as he says.'"
14 453
When the Messenger of Allah was with her on her day and night, and heard the Mu'adh-dhin calling the Adhan, she heard him saying what he said.
15 454
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When you hear the call (to prayer), say what the Mu'adh-dhin says.'"
16 455
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever says, when he hears the Mu'adh-dhin, 'Wa ana Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa…
17 456
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever says when he hears the call to the prayer: "Allahumma Rabba hadhihid-da'watit-tammah was-salatil-qa'imah, ati Muhammadanil-wasilata…
18 457
His father who was under the care of Abu Sa'eed said: "Abu Sa'eed said to me: 'If you are in the desert, raise your voice when you say the Adhan, for I heard the Messenger of…
19 458
"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.…
20 459
"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."
21 460
"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.'"
22 461
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever calls the Adhan for seven years, seeking reward (from Allah), Allah will decree for him deliverance from the Fire.'"
23 462
The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever calls the Adhan for twelve years, he will be guaranteed Paradise, and for each day sixty Hasanat (good deeds) will be recorded for him by…
24 463
"They looked for something by means of which they could call out informing of (the time of) the prayer. Then Bilal was commanded to say the phrases of the Adhan twice and the…
25 464
"Bilal was commanded to say the phrases of the Adhan twice and the phrases of the Iqamah once."
26 465
In the Adhan of Bilal, the phrases were two by two, and in his Iqamah they were said once.
27 466
"I saw Bilal calling the Adhan in fron of Allah's Messenger, (saying the phrases) two by two, and saying each phrase once in the Iqamah."
28 467
"We were sitting in the mosque with Abu Hurairah when the Mu'adh-dhin called the Adhan. A man got up and walked out of the mosque, and Abu Hurairah followed him with his gaze…
29 468
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever hears the Adhan when he is in the mosque, then goes out and does not go out for any (legitimate) need and does not intend to return, is a…