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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 512

Chapter: One Person Calling The Adhan And Another Calling The Iqamah

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 512

Narrator:Abu Abdullah ibn Zayd

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ

أَرَادَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الأَذَانِ أَشْيَاءَ لَمْ يَصْنَعْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا قَالَ فَأُرِيَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ الأَذَانَ فِي الْمَنَامِ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَلْقِهِ عَلَى بِلاَلٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَلْقَاهُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَذَّنَ بِلاَلٌ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ أَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَأَنَا كُنْتُ أُرِيدُهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ ‏"

Narrated Abdullah ibn Zayd:

The Prophet (ﷺ) intended to do many things for calling (the people) to prayer, but he did not do any of them. Then Abdullah ibn Zayd was taught in a dream how to pronounce the call to prayer. He came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him. He said: Teach it to Bilal. He then taught him, and Bilal made a call to prayer. Abdullah said: I saw it in a dream and I wished to pronounce it, but he (the Prophet) said: You should pronounce iqamah.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 512).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فِي الْأَذَان أَشْيَاء ) : أَيْ الْبُوق وَالنَّاقُوس وَالْقَرْن ( قَالَ ) : أَيْ مُحَمَّد بْن عَبْد اللَّه ( فِي الْمَنَام ) : أَيْ فِي الرُّؤْيَة ( فَأَتَى ) : أَيْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن زَيْد ( فَأَذَّنَ بِلَال ) : قَالَ الْحَافِظ فِي الْفَتْح : قِيلَ مُنَاسَبَة اِخْتِصَاص بِلَال بِالْأَذَانِ دُونَ غَيْره لِكَوْنِهِ كَانَ لَمَّا عُذِّبَ لِيَرْجِع عَنْ الْإِسْلَام فَيَقُول أَحَد أَحَد , فَجُوزِيَ بِوِلَايَةِ الْأَذَان الْمُشْتَمِلَة عَلَى التَّوْحِيد فِي اِبْتِدَائِهِ وَانْتِهَائِهِ وَهِيَ مُنَاسَبَة حَسَنَة فِي اِخْتِصَاص بِلَال بِالْأَذَانِ ( أَنَا رَأَيْته ) : أَيْ الْأَذَان فِي الْمَنَام ( وَأَنَا كُنْت أُرِيدهُ ) : أَيْ أَنْ أُقِيم , وَيُؤَيِّد هَذَا الْمَعْنَى مَا فِي رِوَايَة لِأَحْمَد…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 512
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 512
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 512
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 512

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  • ناسخ الحديث ومنسوخه لابن شاهين (175)أَنَا رَأَيْتُهُ ، وَأَنَا كُنْتُ أُرِيدُهُ ، قَالَ : فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ

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