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197. Abū Juhaifah narrated: "I saw Bilāl calling the Adhān, and turning, and his (face) was following here and there, and his (index) fingers were in his ears, and Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was in a small red tent" – "I think," he (one of the narrators) said, "it was made from a hide" – so Bilāl went out in front of him with an 'Anazah[1] which he planted (in the ground) at Baṭḥā.[2] Allāh's Messenger ﷺ prayed facing it, and a dog and a donkey passed in front of him; he was wearing a red Hullah[3], and it is as if I am now looking at the radiance of his shins." Sufyān said:
[1] A short spear.
[2] A place outside Makkah.
[3] The commentaries differ over the exact description, and whether it refers to one garment, or an Izār and a Ridā. Most of them agree that it was made from a type of Yemeni cloth that had some designs on it. While Hullah normally describes an upper and lower garment made of the same material.
“We think that it was a Hibrah[1].”(Ṣaḥīh)
Abū ‘Eisā said: The Hadīth of Abū Juhaifah is a Hasan Ṣaḥīh Hadīth.
This is acted upon by the people of knowledge: They consider it recommended to place the fingers into the ears for the Adhān.
Some of the people of knowledge say that for the Iqāmah, as well, one is to put his (index) fingers in his ears. This is the saying of Al-Awzā‘ī.
Abū Juhaifah’s name is Wahb [bin ‘Abdullāh] As-Suwā‘ī.
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Commentary
1. When calling Adhān, the aim is to make the voice loud and the voice appears louder by thrusting a finger into each ear.
2. The loud voice is needed for Adhān, while it is not needed for Iqāmah.
