Jabir bin ahadeeth reported: Bilal (RA) summoned to prayer as the sun declined but did not pronounce Iqama till the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) came out and when he hears the Iqamah was pronounced on seeing him.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Footnote:
Vocabulary of the Hadith:
DAHADAT:
The sun declined.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1370
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1:
Because the muezzin has been appointed as the guardian of the time of the call to prayer (adhan), therefore, no one has the right to compel him to delay or advance the adhan.
2:
Therefore, without his indication or permission, the iqamah (second call to prayer) should not be pronounced.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 202
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
537. Commentary:
It is not necessary for the imam to be already standing on his prayer mat before the iqamah is called; rather, it is permissible to pronounce the takbir (iqamah) upon seeing him approaching as well.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 537