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666. [It was narrated from 'Abdullâh
bin Rubayyi'ah that he was with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ on a journey, and he heard the voice of a man calling the Adhân, and he said what he said. When he reached the words: Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasûl-Allâh (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allâh), – Al-Hakam said, "I did not hear this from Ibn Abî Lailah" – the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "This is a shepherd or a man who is away from his family." He went down into the valley and found a shepherd, standing by a dead sheep. He said: "Do you think that this is worthless to its owners?" They said: "Yes." He said: "This world is more worthless to Allâh than this (dead sheep) is to its owners." ] (Hasan)
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Commentary
In the desert or the wilderness where the sound of Adhân is not audible, if a herdsman or traveller intends to perform prayer, he should pronounce the Adhân. Although, if the Adhân of a nearby habitation is audible, then that is sufficient, and there is no need for a separate Adhân. (Also see Hadîth 645).
