سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الأذانThe Book of the Adhan (The Call to Prayer)
بَابُ : الأَذَانِ لِمَنْ يُصَلِّي وَحْدَهُChapter: The Adhan For One Who Is Praying Alone
Hadith 667
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ ، أَنَّ أَبَا عُشَّانَةَ الْمَعَافِرِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، قال : سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " يَعْجَبُ رَبُّكَ مِنْ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ فِي رَأْسِ شَظِيَّةِ الْجَبَلِ يُؤَذِّنُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَيُصَلِّي ، فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : انْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدِي هَذَا يُؤَذِّنُ وَيُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةَ يَخَافُ مِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِعَبْدِي وَأَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّةَ " .
´It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said:` "I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: 'Your Lord is pleased with a shepherd high in the mountains who calls the Adhan for the prayer and prays. Allah says: 'Look at this slave of Mine; he calls the Adhan and Iqamah for the prayer and fears Me. I have forgiven My slave and admitted him to Paradise.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
667. Commentary:
➊ That is, it has been decreed that he will go to Paradise; I will admit him to Paradise. Because the matter is definitive, it is mentioned in the past tense.
➋ "He is amazed." Happiness, displeasure, amazement, and mercy, etc., are attributes of Allah, in whatever manner befits His Essence; there is no need to interpret them figuratively. Their mention is common in the Noble Qur’an and the noble hadith. If these words were not appropriate for Allah, they would not have been mentioned in this way. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) knows best about Allah, the Exalted.
➊ That is, it has been decreed that he will go to Paradise; I will admit him to Paradise. Because the matter is definitive, it is mentioned in the past tense.
➋ "He is amazed." Happiness, displeasure, amazement, and mercy, etc., are attributes of Allah, in whatever manner befits His Essence; there is no need to interpret them figuratively. Their mention is common in the Noble Qur’an and the noble hadith. If these words were not appropriate for Allah, they would not have been mentioned in this way. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) knows best about Allah, the Exalted.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 667
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1203. Commentary:
➊ Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, expressing amazement is as befits His Majesty, or it is in the meaning of «يعجب يرضيٰ», i.e., He becomes pleased. «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» The Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah have faith in and affirm all the divine attributes mentioned in the Noble Qur’an and authentic hadiths, without subscribing to any form of anthropomorphism, likening, figurative interpretation, or negation.
➋ Imam Abu Dawud has deduced from this hadith that if a lone shepherd can give the adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (second call to prayer) for his own prayer, then it is also recommended for a traveler to give the adhan and iqamah.
➊ Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, expressing amazement is as befits His Majesty, or it is in the meaning of «يعجب يرضيٰ», i.e., He becomes pleased. «لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ» The Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jama‘ah have faith in and affirm all the divine attributes mentioned in the Noble Qur’an and authentic hadiths, without subscribing to any form of anthropomorphism, likening, figurative interpretation, or negation.
➋ Imam Abu Dawud has deduced from this hadith that if a lone shepherd can give the adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (second call to prayer) for his own prayer, then it is also recommended for a traveler to give the adhan and iqamah.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1203
