صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب الصلاةThe Book of Prayers
باب الإِمْسَاكِ عَنِ الإِغَارَةِ عَلَى قَوْمٍ فِي دَارِ الْكُفْرِ إِذَا سُمِعَ فِيهِمُ الأَذَانُ:Chapter: Refraining From Attacking People In Dar Al-Kufr (Non-Muslim Lands) If The Adhan Is Heard Among Them
وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، قَالَ : " كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يُغِيرُ إِذَا طَلَعَ الْفَجْرُ ، وَكَانَ يَسْتَمِعُ الأَذَانَ ، فَإِنْ سَمِعَ أَذَانًا ، أَمْسَكَ ، وَإِلَّا أَغَارَ ، فَسَمِعَ رَجُلًا ، يَقُولُ : اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : خَرَجْتَ مِنَ النَّارِ فَنَظَرُوا ، فَإِذَا هُوَ رَاعِي مِعْزًى " .
Anas bin Malik (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to attack the enemy when it was dawn. He would listen to the Adhan; so if he heard an Adhan, he stopped, otherwise made an attack. Once on hearing a man say: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remarked: He is following al-Fitra (al-Islam). Then hearing him say: I testify that there is no god but Allah. there is no god but Allah, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You have come out of the Fire (of Hell). They looked at him and found that he was a goatherd.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: The sound of the call to prayer (adhan) coming from a village or settlement is evidence that its inhabitants are Muslim. Therefore, an attack should not be carried out on such a settlement. A shepherd's testimony to the oneness of Allah is proof of his being a Muslim. Upon this testimony, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) gave him the glad tidings of being saved from the Fire. This has no connection to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) possessing knowledge of the unseen (al-ghayb).
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 847
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The hearing of the adhan (call to prayer) is an indication that the inhabitants of that place are Muslims.
Therefore, they were not attacked.
The absence of the sound of the adhan is an indication that the inhabitants of that place are not Muslims.
Hence, they would be attacked.
The hearing of the adhan (call to prayer) is an indication that the inhabitants of that place are Muslims.
Therefore, they were not attacked.
The absence of the sound of the adhan is an indication that the inhabitants of that place are not Muslims.
Hence, they would be attacked.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2634
