English translation
616. Narrated 'Abdullāh bin Al-Ḥārīth: Once on a rainy, muddy day, Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما delivered a Khutba (religious talk) in our presence and when the Mu'adh-dhīn pronounced the Adhān and was going to say: "Haiyya 'alas-Ṣalāh (come for the prayer)," Ibn 'Abbās ordered him to say, "Offer Aṣ-Ṣalāt (the prayers) at your homes." The people began to look at each other (surprisingly). Ibn 'Abbās said, "It was done by one who was much better than I (i.e., the Prophet ﷺ or his Mu'adh-dhīn), and it is a license."
