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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب صلاة السفرPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey
باب الأَذَانِ فِي السَّفَرِChapter: The Adhan During Travel.
Hadith 1203
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، أَنَّ أَبَا عُشَّانَةَ الْمَعَافِرِيّ حَدَّثَهُ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " يَعْجَبُ رَبُّكُمْ مِنْ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ فِي رَأْسِ شَظِيَّةٍ بِجَبَلٍ ، يُؤَذِّنُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَيُصَلِّي ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي هَذَا يُؤَذِّنُ وَيُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ ، يَخَافُ مِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي وَأَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Allah is pleased with a shepherd of goats who calls to prayer at the peak of a mountain, and offers prayer, Allah, the Exalted, says: Look at this servant of Mine; he calls to prayer and offers it and he fears Me. So I forgive him and admit him to paradise.
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this it is understood that even for a single person while traveling, giving the adhan is prescribed.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1203. Commentary:
➊ Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, expressing amazement is as befits His Majesty, or it is in the meaning of «يعجب يرضيٰ», i.e., He becomes pleased. «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» The Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah have faith in and affirm all the divine attributes mentioned in the Noble Qur’an and authentic hadiths, without subscribing to any form of anthropomorphism, likening, figurative interpretation, or negation.
➋ Imam Abu Dawud has deduced from this hadith that if a lone shepherd can give the adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (second call to prayer) for his own prayer, then it is also recommended for a traveler to give the adhan and iqamah.
➊ Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, expressing amazement is as befits His Majesty, or it is in the meaning of «يعجب يرضيٰ», i.e., He becomes pleased. «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» The Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah have faith in and affirm all the divine attributes mentioned in the Noble Qur’an and authentic hadiths, without subscribing to any form of anthropomorphism, likening, figurative interpretation, or negation.
➋ Imam Abu Dawud has deduced from this hadith that if a lone shepherd can give the adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (second call to prayer) for his own prayer, then it is also recommended for a traveler to give the adhan and iqamah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1203
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
667. Commentary:
➊ That is, it has been decreed that he will go to Paradise; I will admit him to Paradise. Because the matter is definitive, it is mentioned in the past tense.
➋ "He is amazed." Happiness, displeasure, amazement, and mercy, etc., are attributes of Allah, in whatever manner befits His Essence; there is no need to interpret them figuratively. Their mention is common in the Noble Qur’an and the noble hadith. If these words were not appropriate for Allah, they would not have been mentioned in this way. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) knows best about Allah, the Exalted.
➊ That is, it has been decreed that he will go to Paradise; I will admit him to Paradise. Because the matter is definitive, it is mentioned in the past tense.
➋ "He is amazed." Happiness, displeasure, amazement, and mercy, etc., are attributes of Allah, in whatever manner befits His Essence; there is no need to interpret them figuratively. Their mention is common in the Noble Qur’an and the noble hadith. If these words were not appropriate for Allah, they would not have been mentioned in this way. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) knows best about Allah, the Exalted.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 667
