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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب بَدْءِ الأَذَانِChapter: How The Adhan Began.
Hadith 498
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْخُتَّلِيُّ ، وَزِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ ، وَحَدِيثُ عَبَّادٍ أَتَمُّ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، قَالَ زِيَادٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي عُمَيْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، عَنْ عُمُومَةٍ لَهُ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ ، قَالَ : " اهْتَمَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِلصَّلَاةِ كَيْفَ يَجْمَعُ النَّاسَ لَهَا ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ : انْصِبْ رَايَةً عِنْدَ حُضُورِ الصَّلَاةِ فَإِذَا رَأَوْهَا آذَنَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا ، فَلَمْ يُعْجِبْهُ ذَلِكَ ، قَالَ : فَذُكِرَ لَهُ الْقُنْعُ يَعْنِي الشَّبُّورَ ، وَقَالَ زِيَادٌ : شَبُّورُ الْيَهُودِ فَلَمْ يُعْجِبْهُ ذَلِكَ ، وَقَالَ : هُوَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْيَهُودِ ، قَالَ : فَذُكِرَ لَهُ النَّاقُوسُ ، فَقَالَ : هُوَ مِنْ أَمْرِ النَّصَارَى ، فَانْصَرَفَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ وَهُوَ مُهْتَمٌّ لِهَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَأُرِيَ الْأَذَانَ فِي مَنَامِهِ ، قَالَ : فَغَدَا عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي لَبَيْنَ نَائِمٍ وَيَقْظَانَ إِذْ أَتَانِي آتٍ فَأَرَانِي الْأَذَانَ ، قَالَ : وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَدْ رَآهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَكَتَمَهُ عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تُخْبِرَنِي ؟ فَقَالَ : سَبَقَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا بِلَالُ ، قُمْ فَانْظُرْ مَا يَأْمُرُكَ بِهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ فَافْعَلْهُ ، قَالَ : فَأَذَّنَ بِلَالٌ ، قَالَ أَبُو بِشْرٍ : فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو عُمَيْرٍ ، أَنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ تَزْعُمُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ زَيْدٍ لَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَوْمَئِذٍ مَرِيضًا لَجَعَلَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُؤَذِّنًا " .
Narrated Abu Umayr ibn Anas: Abu Umayr reported on the authority of his uncle who was from the Ansar (the helpers of the Prophet): The Prophet ﷺ was anxious as to how to gather the people for prayer. The people told him: Hoist a flag at the time of prayer; when they see it, they will inform one another. But he (the Prophet) did not like it. Then someone mentioned to him the horn. Ziyad said: A horn of the Jews. He (the Prophet) did not like it. He said: This is the matter of the Jews. Then they mentioned to him the bell of the Christians. He said: This is the matter of the Christians. Abdullah ibn Zayd returned anxiously from there because of the anxiety of the Messenger ﷺ. He was then taught the call to prayer in his dream. Next day he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him about it. He said: Messenger of Allah, I was between sleep and wakefulness; all of a sudden a newcomer came (to me) and taught me the call to prayer. Umar ibn al-Khattab had also seen it in his dream before, but he kept it hidden for twenty days. The Prophet ﷺ said to me (Umar): What did prevent you from saying it to me? He said: Abdullah ibn Zayd had already told you about it before me: hence I was ashamed. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Bilal, stand up, see what Abdullah ibn Zayd tells you (to do), then do it. Bilal then called them to prayer. Abu Bishr reported on the authority of Abu Umayr: The Ansar thought that if Abdullah ibn Zayd had not been ill on that day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would have made him muadhdhin.
Brief Explanation
1؎: In the narration of Bukhari, the word «بوقۃ» is used, and in the narrations of Muslim and Nasa'i, the word «قرن» appears. These four words («قنع», «شبور», «بوقۃ», and «قرن») are synonymous, meaning a bugle or trumpet from which a sound is produced when blown.
2؎: Umar radi Allahu anhu forgot after seeing the dream, but upon hearing the adhan (call to prayer) of Bilal radi Allahu anhu, these words came to his mind. And when he came to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Abdullah bin Zayd radi Allahu anhu had already narrated his dream.
3؎: This arrangement took place in the 2nd year of Hijrah; before this, prayer was performed without adhan, and people used to gather in the mosque by themselves.
2؎: Umar radi Allahu anhu forgot after seeing the dream, but upon hearing the adhan (call to prayer) of Bilal radi Allahu anhu, these words came to his mind. And when he came to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, Abdullah bin Zayd radi Allahu anhu had already narrated his dream.
3؎: This arrangement took place in the 2nd year of Hijrah; before this, prayer was performed without adhan, and people used to gather in the mosque by themselves.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
498. Commentary:
«اذان» means notification and announcement; that is, to inform people of the time of prayer with specific words. Calling the adhan (call to prayer) aloud is among the distinct symbols (sha‘a’ir) of Islam. The jurists (fuqaha) have declared it obligatory (wajib), while some consider it recommended (mustahabb). In its words, there is the proclamation and declaration of the oneness and greatness of Allah (Allah ‘azza wa jall), the messengership of the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), as well as an invitation to the collective worship of the Lord, and that this is the only true path to success in this world and the Hereafter. The words, meanings, and melody of the adhan distinguish Muslims from all other nations of the world in every respect.
«اذان» means notification and announcement; that is, to inform people of the time of prayer with specific words. Calling the adhan (call to prayer) aloud is among the distinct symbols (sha‘a’ir) of Islam. The jurists (fuqaha) have declared it obligatory (wajib), while some consider it recommended (mustahabb). In its words, there is the proclamation and declaration of the oneness and greatness of Allah (Allah ‘azza wa jall), the messengership of the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), as well as an invitation to the collective worship of the Lord, and that this is the only true path to success in this world and the Hereafter. The words, meanings, and melody of the adhan distinguish Muslims from all other nations of the world in every respect.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 498
