Sunan Abu Dawud 526

Chapter: What Should Be Said When One Hears The Mu'adhdhin

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 526

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ

إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يَتَشَهَّدُ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَأَنَا وَأَنَا ‏"

‘A’ishah said that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard the MU’ADHDHIN uttering the testimony, he would say:

“And I too, and I too”.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 526).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّن ) : أَيْ صَوْته ( يَتَشَهَّد ) : حَال ( قَالَ وَأَنَا وَأَنَا ) : عَطْف عَلَى قَوْل الْمُؤَذِّن بِتَقْدِيرِ الْعَامِل أَيْ وَأَنَا أَشْهَد كَمَا تَشْهَد بِالتَّاءِ وَالْيَاء , وَالتَّكْرِير فِي أَنَا رَاجَعَ إِلَى الشَّهَادَتَيْنِ. قَالَهُ الطِّيبِيُّ. وَالْأَظْهَر : وَأَشْهَد أَنَا وَيُمْكِن إِنْ يَكُون التَّكْرِير لِلتَّأْكِيدِ فِيهِمَا. وَاخْتُلِفَ فِي أَنَّهُ هَلْ كَانَ يَتَشَهَّد مِثْلنَا أَوْ يَقُول : إِنِّي رَسُول اللَّه. وَالصَّحِيح أَنَّهُ كَانَ كَتَشَهُّدِنَا كَمَا رَوَاهُ مَالِك فِي الْمُوَطَّإِ. وَيُؤَيِّدهُ خَبَر مُسْلِم عَنْ مُعَاذ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي إِجَابَة الْمُؤَذِّن : وَأَشْهَد أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُول اللَّه إِلَخْ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعْت رَسُول اللَّ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 526
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 526
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan	The chain only	No. 526
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 526

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 677

‘A’isha said that when the Prophet heard the mu’adhdhin uttering the testimony, he said, “I too, I too.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يَتَشَهَّدُ قَالَ: «وَأَنَا وَأَنَا» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Narrated by Ā’ishah

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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (1757)إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يَتَشَهَّدُ ، قَالَ : وَأَنَا وَأَنَا
طبقات المحدثين بأصبهان والواردين عليها (286)إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يَتَشَهَّدُ ، قَالَ : وَأَنَا وَأَنَا

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Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Riyad as-Salihin 1038

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you hear the Mu'adhdhin (pronouncing the call to Salat), repeat after him what he says." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"‏إذا سمعتم النداء، فقولوا كما يقول المؤذن‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri + 11 other versions

Not graded Sahih al-Bukhari 613

"Some of my companions told me that Hisham had said, "When the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Haiyi `alassala (come for the prayer)." Muawiya said, "La hawla wala quwata illa billah (There is neither might nor any power except with Allah)" and added, "We heard your Prophet saying the same."

لَمَّا قَالَ حَىَّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ‏.‏

+ 6 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 193

And al-Bukhari has reported similarly in a narration by Mu'awiyah (RA).

وَلِلْبُخَارِيِّ: عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح.‏ رواه البخاري (612)‏ وفي رواية له برقم (914)‏ من طريق أبي أمامة بن سهل بن حنيف قال: سمعت معاوية بن أبي سفيان، وهو جالس على المنبر، أذن المؤذن قال: الله أكبر.‏ الله…

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 677

"I was with Mu'awiyah when the Mu'adhdhin called the Adhan. Muawiyah said what the Mu'adhdhin said, but when he said: 'Hayya 'alas-salah (come to prayer),' he said: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah (There is no power and no strength except with Allah);' and when he said: 'Hayya 'alal-falah (come…

حَىَّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ فَلَمَّا قَالَ حَىَّ عَلَى الْفَلاَحِ قَالَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ وَقَالَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَا قَالَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ ثُمَّ قَالَ…

Narrated by Mu‘āwiyah + 2 other versions

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 718

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When the Mu'adh-dhin calls the Adhan, say as he says.'"

"‏ إِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ فَقُولُوا مِثْلَ قَوْلِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Differing grades Sunan Ibn Majah 719

When the Messenger of Allah was with her on her day and night, and heard the Mu'adh-dhin calling the Adhan, she heard him saying what he said.

إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَهَا فِي يَوْمِهَا وَلَيْلَتِهَا فَسَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ قَالَ كَمَا يَقُولُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Umm Habība

Sunan Abu Dawud 526

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‘A’isha said that when the Prophet heard the mu’adhdhin uttering the testimony, he said, “I too, I too.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

On the same subject

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you hear the Mu'adhdhin (pronouncing the call to Salat), repeat after him what he says." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"Some of my companions told me that Hisham had said, "When the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Haiyi `alassala (come for the prayer)." Muawiya said, "La hawla wala quwata illa billah (There is neither might nor any power except with Allah)" and added, "We heard your Prophet saying the same."

And al-Bukhari has reported similarly in a narration by Mu'awiyah (RA).

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When the Mu'adh-dhin calls the Adhan, say as he says.'"

When the Messenger of Allah was with her on her day and night, and heard the Mu'adh-dhin calling the Adhan, she heard him saying what he said.

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‘A’isha said that when the Prophet heard the mu’adhdhin uttering the testimony, he said, “I too, I too.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

On the same subject

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you hear the Mu'adhdhin (pronouncing the call to Salat), repeat after him what he says." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

"Some of my companions told me that Hisham had said, "When the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Haiyi `alassala (come for the prayer)." Muawiya said, "La hawla wala quwata illa billah (There is neither might nor any power except with Allah)" and added, "We heard your Prophet saying the same."

And al-Bukhari has reported similarly in a narration by Mu'awiyah (RA).

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'When the Mu'adh-dhin calls the Adhan, say as he says.'"

When the Messenger of Allah was with her on her day and night, and heard the Mu'adh-dhin calling the Adhan, she heard him saying what he said.

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