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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنةEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them
بَابُ : مَا جَاءَ فِي الأَذَانِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِChapter: What was narrated concerning the Adhan on Fridays
Hadith 1135
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْقَطَّانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الْأَحْمَرُ جَمِيعًا ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاق ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، قَالَ : " مَا كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا مُؤَذِّنٌ وَاحِدٌ إِذَا خَرَجَ أَذَّنَ ، وَإِذَا نَزَلَ أَقَام ، وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ ، وَعُمَرُ كَذَلِكَ ، فَلَمَّا كَانَ عُثْمَانُ ، وَكَثُرَ النَّاسُ زَادَ النِّدَاءَ الثَّالِثَ عَلَى دَارٍ فِي السُّوقِ يُقَالُ لَهَا الزَّوْرَاءُ ، فَإِذَا خَرَجَ أَذَّنَ وَإِذَا نَزَلَ أَقَامَ " .
´It was narrated that Sa’ib bin Yazid said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had only one Mu’adh-dhin. When he came out he would give the Adhan and when he came down (from the pulpit) he would give the Iqamah. Abu Bakr and ‘Umar did likewise, but when ‘Uthman (became caliph) the numbers of people had increased, he added the third call from atop a house in the marketplace that was called Zawra’. When he came out (the Mu’adh-dhin) would call the Adhan, and when he came down from the pulpit, he would call the Iqamah.
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, for the day of Jumu‘ah (Friday), there was only one muezzin. Now, the objection will not arise that Ibn Umm Maktum radi Allahu anhu was also the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) muezzin, because he used to give the adhan (call to prayer) only for Fajr, after the adhan of Bilal radi Allahu anhu. And Abu Mahdhurah radi Allahu anhu used to give the adhan in Makkah, and Sa‘d al-Qaraz in Quba, and Harith al-Suda’i would sometimes give the adhan during travel and the like; he had only learned the adhan.
2؎: Zurā’: The name of a marketplace in Madinah.
3؎: Including the takbir (iqamah), this became the third adhan, and in order, this is the first adhan, which is the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliph ‘Uthman radi Allahu anhu. The second adhan will be when the imam sits on the pulpit to deliver the sermon, and the third adhan is the iqamah (takbir). If someone suffices with only the adhan and the iqamah, then he has followed the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar radi Allahu anhuma.
2؎: Zurā’: The name of a marketplace in Madinah.
3؎: Including the takbir (iqamah), this became the third adhan, and in order, this is the first adhan, which is the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliph ‘Uthman radi Allahu anhu. The second adhan will be when the imam sits on the pulpit to deliver the sermon, and the third adhan is the iqamah (takbir). If someone suffices with only the adhan and the iqamah, then he has followed the Sunnah of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and of Abu Bakr and ‘Umar radi Allahu anhuma.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The adhan (call to prayer) that is given before the sermon begins—during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), there was only this one adhan for Jumu‘ah (Friday prayer).
Then, at the time of commencing the prayer, the iqamah (second call to prayer) was given, which was referred to as the second adhan.
Any adhan besides these two (the adhan and the iqamah) is referred to here as the third adhan, because it was initiated after these two, and this is the adhan that is given well before the sermon begins, so that people can prepare for Jumu‘ah and reach the mosque on time.
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Before the adhan of Fajr (dawn prayer), another adhan is also given, which is commonly known as the adhan for Tahajjud (late night prayer).
The wisdom behind this is also that Muslims may wake up before the Fajr adhan, so that after attending to their necessary needs and performing ablution (wudu), they can reach the mosque for the Fajr prayer on time.
Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) initiated the first adhan for Jumu‘ah by analogy with this first adhan of Fajr, because just as the time before Fajr is a time of heedlessness, similarly, the time before Jumu‘ah is also, due to preoccupations, a kind of time of heedlessness.
Therefore, the adhan is given beforehand to draw attention and alert people.
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Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) had the first adhan for Jumu‘ah given outside the mosque, in the marketplace, so that more people could be alerted.
In today’s era, due to loudspeakers, the adhan given inside the mosque also achieves this purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for this adhan to be given outside the mosque.
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The first adhan of Jumu‘ah is the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (khulafa’ al-rashidun, radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in).
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in)” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 42).
According to the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), giving only one adhan, or according to the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in), giving two adhans—both ways are permissible.
However, according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), giving only one adhan is better.
Nevertheless, according to some scholars, due to the widespread use of loudspeakers and clocks in the present era, the justification for the first adhan no longer remains.
However, where these things are not available, it is permissible to act upon this as needed.
And Allah knows best.
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The adhan (call to prayer) that is given before the sermon begins—during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), there was only this one adhan for Jumu‘ah (Friday prayer).
Then, at the time of commencing the prayer, the iqamah (second call to prayer) was given, which was referred to as the second adhan.
Any adhan besides these two (the adhan and the iqamah) is referred to here as the third adhan, because it was initiated after these two, and this is the adhan that is given well before the sermon begins, so that people can prepare for Jumu‘ah and reach the mosque on time.
➋
Before the adhan of Fajr (dawn prayer), another adhan is also given, which is commonly known as the adhan for Tahajjud (late night prayer).
The wisdom behind this is also that Muslims may wake up before the Fajr adhan, so that after attending to their necessary needs and performing ablution (wudu), they can reach the mosque for the Fajr prayer on time.
Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) initiated the first adhan for Jumu‘ah by analogy with this first adhan of Fajr, because just as the time before Fajr is a time of heedlessness, similarly, the time before Jumu‘ah is also, due to preoccupations, a kind of time of heedlessness.
Therefore, the adhan is given beforehand to draw attention and alert people.
➌
Uthman (radi Allahu anhu) had the first adhan for Jumu‘ah given outside the mosque, in the marketplace, so that more people could be alerted.
In today’s era, due to loudspeakers, the adhan given inside the mosque also achieves this purpose.
Therefore, it is not necessary for this adhan to be given outside the mosque.
➍
The first adhan of Jumu‘ah is the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (khulafa’ al-rashidun, radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in).
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Adhere to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in)” (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 42).
According to the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), giving only one adhan, or according to the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs (radi Allahu anhum ajma‘in), giving two adhans—both ways are permissible.
However, according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), giving only one adhan is better.
Nevertheless, according to some scholars, due to the widespread use of loudspeakers and clocks in the present era, the justification for the first adhan no longer remains.
However, where these things are not available, it is permissible to act upon this as needed.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1135
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1395. Commentary: In both these narrations, the practice during the time of the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) and the two Shaykhs (Abu Bakr and Umar, radi Allahu anhuma) is described as having only one call to prayer (adhan) for Jumu‘ah. Therefore, where there is no need—and in fact, in the present era, there is generally no real need for it—one should adhere to the practice of giving only a single adhan. However, where there is a necessity, the first adhan for Jumu‘ah may be given.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1395
