سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب الأذانThe Book of the Adhan (The Call to Prayer)
بَابُ : الإِقَامَةِ لِمَنْ يُصَلِّي وَحْدَهُChapter: The Iqamah For One Who Is Praying Alone
Hadith 668
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ ، قال : أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَلَّادِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ الزُّرَقِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ ، " أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَا هُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي صَفِّ الصَّلَاةِ الْحَدِيثَ " .
´It was narrated from Rifa'ah bin Rafi' that while the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W) was sitting in the row for prayer. The Hadith. [1] [1]With this chain, At-Tirmidhi recorded it (No. 302) and An-Nasai in Al-Kubra (No. 1631). It is the narration about the man who prayed incorrectly, and in it, the Prophet instructed him:` "Then Tashhad, then say the Iqamah." And they say that the meaning of Tashhad here is call the Adhan. An-Nasai recorded the Hadith with different chains (1054, 1137, 1314,1315). Whereas the wording narrated by At- Tirmidhi, and the author in Al-Kubra, mentions what the author mentioned in the chapter, the other cited versions that An-Nasai in this hook quoted do not. So it is as if he narrated the chain here for Hadith, indicating the same version that At-Tirmidhi narrated, and he himself in Al-Kubra, but he did not want to narrate the actual text here. Abu Dawud also narrated it with the order for the Adhan and Iqamah, through a different route of transmission (No. 861). And it is among the proofs used for the view that the Adhan and Iqamah are obligatory - since it has been ordered in the Hadith of the one who prayed incorrectly.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
668. Commentary: The Imam (rahimahullah) did not mention the detailed narration. This is the hadith known as the "Hadith of the One Who Performed Prayer Incorrectly" (Hadith al-Musi’ al-Salat). However, the evidence from it is not clear. Whereas, in one version in Sunan Abu Dawud, there is explicit mention of the iqamah (second call to prayer). The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: «فأقِمْ ثمَّ كبِّرْ……» "Say the iqamah, then after that say the takbir (opening takbir)..." See: [صحيح سنن أبى داود مفصل للألباني ، رقم : 807]
Also, in [السنن الكبري للنسائي : 507/1], under the very same heading, the hadith mentioned contains mention of the iqamah. In this way, the evidence of the Imam (rahimahullah) from the hadith is clear: that even a single person may say the iqamah, even if there is no one else praying with him, because in this case, countless hosts of Allah’s creation perform prayer behind him. In the hadith it is stated: «فإن أقامَ صلّى معَهُ ملَكاهُ ، وإن أذَّنَ وأقامَ صلّى خلفَهُ مِن جنودِ اللَّهِ ما لا يرى طرفاهُ» "If he only says the iqamah, then the two angels with him pray with him, and if he says both the adhan (call to prayer) and the iqamah, then behind him pray such a multitude of Allah’s hosts that neither of his two sides can see them (because the rows are so numerous)." See: [صحیح الترغیب و الترھیب للألباني : 295/1]
It is thus known that a single person may give the adhan as well as say the iqamah, especially when he is outside a populated area. In any case, the saying of the iqamah by a single person is not without benefit. And Allah knows best.
Also, in [السنن الكبري للنسائي : 507/1], under the very same heading, the hadith mentioned contains mention of the iqamah. In this way, the evidence of the Imam (rahimahullah) from the hadith is clear: that even a single person may say the iqamah, even if there is no one else praying with him, because in this case, countless hosts of Allah’s creation perform prayer behind him. In the hadith it is stated: «فإن أقامَ صلّى معَهُ ملَكاهُ ، وإن أذَّنَ وأقامَ صلّى خلفَهُ مِن جنودِ اللَّهِ ما لا يرى طرفاهُ» "If he only says the iqamah, then the two angels with him pray with him, and if he says both the adhan (call to prayer) and the iqamah, then behind him pray such a multitude of Allah’s hosts that neither of his two sides can see them (because the rows are so numerous)." See: [صحیح الترغیب و الترھیب للألباني : 295/1]
It is thus known that a single person may give the adhan as well as say the iqamah, especially when he is outside a populated area. In any case, the saying of the iqamah by a single person is not without benefit. And Allah knows best.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 668
