سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الصلاةPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
باب مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَChapter: What Should Be Said When One Hears The Mu’adhdhin.
Hadith 527
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَهْضَمٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ غَزِيَّةَ ، عَنْ خُبِيبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِسَافٍ ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِذَا قَالَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، فَقَالَ أَحَدُكُمْ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، فَإِذَا قَالَ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، فَإِذَا قَالَ : أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ ، قَالَ : لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ، قَالَ : لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، قَالَ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، قَالَ : لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ ، دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ " .
Umar bin al-khattab reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; When the MuadhDHIN says: “Allah is most great, Allah is most great”, and one of you says in response: “Allah is most great”, Allah is most great; then says: “ I testify tht there is no god but Allah”, and he says in response: “I testify that there is no god but Allah”, then say: ” I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”, and he makes the response: “ I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”, then says: “Come to prayer”, and he makes the response: “There is no might and no power except in Allah”: then says: “ Allah is most great, Allah is most great”, and he makes the response: “Allah is most great”, then says: “There is no god but Allah”, if he says this from his heart, he enter Paradise.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
527. Commentary:
Entry into Paradise is based solely on affirming the Oneness of Allah (tawhid), the Messengership (risalah), and confirming the Shari‘ah through word and deed. And the adhan encompasses all of these.
➋ The meaning of «لاحول ولا قوة إلابالله» is that avoiding any evil or harm, and attaining any good or righteousness, is not possible without Allah’s help.
➌ This hadith clearly shows the virtue of responding to the adhan; however, in response to «حي على الصلوة» and «حي على الفلاح», one should say «لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله».
Entry into Paradise is based solely on affirming the Oneness of Allah (tawhid), the Messengership (risalah), and confirming the Shari‘ah through word and deed. And the adhan encompasses all of these.
➋ The meaning of «لاحول ولا قوة إلابالله» is that avoiding any evil or harm, and attaining any good or righteousness, is not possible without Allah’s help.
➌ This hadith clearly shows the virtue of responding to the adhan; however, in response to «حي على الصلوة» and «حي على الفلاح», one should say «لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله».
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 527
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: (1)
The adhan (call to prayer) has two aspects. From one perspective, it is an announcement and invitation to congregational prayer. In this regard, it is an obligation upon every Muslim that as soon as they hear the adhan, they should prepare and make arrangements to participate in the prayer, and by arriving at the mosque on time, join the congregation.
The second aspect of the adhan is that it is a call and proclamation of faith, and a manifesto of the true religion. The requirement of this aspect is that every Muslim, upon hearing the adhan, should affirm with the depth of their heart and with their tongue every part and every phrase of this call to faith and every clause of this manifesto of the true religion, and should say these words along with the mu’adhdhin (caller to prayer). In this way, at every time of adhan, the Muslim community renews its pledge and covenant of faith and its commitment to act upon the manifesto of the true religion. (2)
From these ahadith, it is established that the listener, upon hearing the adhan, may also repeat the words of the mu’adhdhin, and in response to (حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ. حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلاحِ) ("Come to prayer, come to success"), may also say (لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّابِاللَّهِ) ("There is no power and no strength except with Allah"). Both ways of responding are correct, and according to some, both can even be combined.
The adhan (call to prayer) has two aspects. From one perspective, it is an announcement and invitation to congregational prayer. In this regard, it is an obligation upon every Muslim that as soon as they hear the adhan, they should prepare and make arrangements to participate in the prayer, and by arriving at the mosque on time, join the congregation.
The second aspect of the adhan is that it is a call and proclamation of faith, and a manifesto of the true religion. The requirement of this aspect is that every Muslim, upon hearing the adhan, should affirm with the depth of their heart and with their tongue every part and every phrase of this call to faith and every clause of this manifesto of the true religion, and should say these words along with the mu’adhdhin (caller to prayer). In this way, at every time of adhan, the Muslim community renews its pledge and covenant of faith and its commitment to act upon the manifesto of the true religion. (2)
From these ahadith, it is established that the listener, upon hearing the adhan, may also repeat the words of the mu’adhdhin, and in response to (حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ. حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلاحِ) ("Come to prayer, come to success"), may also say (لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّابِاللَّهِ) ("There is no power and no strength except with Allah"). Both ways of responding are correct, and according to some, both can even be combined.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 850
