Sunan Abi Dawud

Hadith 519

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Calling The Adhān From Atop A Minaret

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)

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الحديث: 519 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 143

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519. 'Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated from a woman of the tribe of Banū An-Najjār that she said: "My house was one of the tallest houses around the Masjid, so Bilāl would call the Fajr Adhān from on top of it. He would come in the late night, before dawn broke, and would sit on the house, watching for dawn (to appear). When he would see it, he would stretch (his body) and say: 'O Allāh! I thank you, and seek Your help for the Quraish, that they may establish Your religion.' Then he would proclaim the Adhān." She said: "By Allāh! I don't remember that he left these phrases even one night!". (Hasan)

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519 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي النَّجَّارِ قَالَتْ: كَانَ بَيْتِي مِنْ أَطْوَلِ بَيْتٍ حَوْلَ الْمَسْجِدِ وَكَانَ بِلَالٌ يُؤَذِّنُ عَلَيْهِ الْفَجْرَ فَيَأْتِي بِسَحَرٍ فَيَجْلِسُ عَلَى الْبَيْتِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْفَجْرِ، فَإِذَا رَآهُ تَمَطَّى، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَحْمَدُكَ وَأَسْتَعِينُكَ عَلَى قُرَيْشٍ أَنْ يُقِيمُوا دِينَكَ» قَالَتْ: ثُمَّ يُؤَذِّنُ، قَالَتْ: وَاللَّهِ مَا عَلِمْتُهُ كَانَ تَرَكَهَا لَيْلَةً وَاحِدَةً تَعْنِي هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَاتِ

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Calling the Adhān from a high place and with a loud voice is desirable.