Sunan Abu Dawud 537

Chapter: The Mu'adhdhin Should Wait For The Imam

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 537

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ

بِلاَلٌ يُؤَذِّنُ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ فَإِذَا رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ خَرَجَ أَقَامَ الصَّلاَةَ ‏.‏

Jabir b. Samurah said:

Bilal would call the Adhan, then he used come to wait. When he would see that the prophet (ﷺ) had come out (of his house), he would pronounce the iqama.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 537), Muslim (No. 606), At-Tirmidhi (No. 202) and Ahmad (No. 19874, 19891, 19933, 19934, 20090, 20093, 20099).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Jami' at-Tirmidhi 202

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( ثُمَّ يُمْهِل ) : أَيْ يُؤَخِّر ( فَإِذَا رَأَى ) : أَيْ بِلَال , وَسَيَجِيءُ تَحْقِيق هَذَا الْحَدِيث قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَالْحَدِيث أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِم بِنَحْوِهِ وَأَتَمّ مِنْهُ وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih صحيح	The hadith	No. 537
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih Muslim (606)	The hadith	No. 537
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 537

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 606

Bilal summoned to prayer as the sun declined but did not pronounce Iqama till the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and the Iqama was pronounced on seeing him.

يُؤَذِّنُ إِذَا دَحَضَتْ فَلاَ يُقِيمُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا خَرَجَ أَقَامَ الصَّلاَةَ حِينَ يَرَاهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah

Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 202

The Muezzin of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to delay the Iqāmah until he would see the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) coming out. On seeing him, he would pronounce the Iqāmah

Jābir ibn Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Muezzin of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) used to delay the Iqāmah until he would see the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) coming out. On seeing him, he would…

قَدْ خَرَجَ أَقَامَ الصَّلاَةَ حِينَ يَرَاهُ ‏

Narrated by Jābir ibn Samurah Explained

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19874

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سِمَاكٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ مُؤَذِّنُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُؤَذِّنُ ثُمَّ يُمْهِلُ…

Arabic only

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 19891