❖ The Report: The Prophet ﷺ Called the Adhān in Hasan ibn ʿAli’s Ear at Birth
Authored by: Hafiz Muhammad Anwar Zahid حفظه الله
✿ The Narration:
ʿUbaydullah ibn Abū Rāfiʿ narrates from his father:
“When Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها gave birth to Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī رضي الله عنهما, I saw that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the Adhān (call to prayer) in his ear.”
❖ Sources of the Narration:
- Sunan Abī Dāwūd, Kitāb al-Adab, Chapter: Adhān in the Ear of a Newborn
- Jāmiʿ al-Tirmidhī, Kitāb al-Aḍāḥī, Chapter: Adhān in the Ear of the Newborn, Hadith 15/14
- Referenced in Tuhfat al-Aḥwadhī, Hadith no. 5105
❖ Authentication of the Narration:
Status of the Chain: Its chain is weak (ḍaʿīf).
✿ Reason for Weakness:
① The narrator ʿĀṣim ibn ʿUbaydullah is weak.
- Graded as weak by hadith scholars.
- Referenced in:
- Silsilat al-Aḥādīth al-Ḍaʿīfah, Hadith no. 321
- Various hadith commentaries mention his lack of reliability in transmitting narrations.
Due to this weakness, the narration cannot be considered authentic.
❖ Conclusion:
The narration that the Prophet ﷺ gave the Adhān in the ear of Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī رضي الله عنهما at birth is found in well-known hadith collections but is not supported by a strong chain of transmission.
As such, this specific report is weak and should not be used as definitive evidence in religious rulings or practices unless its weakness is clearly noted.
