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Sahih al-BukhariCall to Prayers (Adhaan)

Sahih al-Bukhari 634

Chapter: Should the Mu'adh-dhin turn his mouth (face) and look from side to side during the Adhan?

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 634

Narrator:Abu Juhayfah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ

رَأَى بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَتَبَّعُ فَاهُ هَا هُنَا وَهَا هُنَا بِالأَذَانِ‏.‏

Narrated `Aun bin Abi Juhaifa:

My father said, "I saw Bilal turning his face from side to side while pronouncing the Adhan for the prayer."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 634).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّد بْن يُوسُف ) هُوَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ , وَسُفْيَانُ هُوَ الثَّوْرِيّ. قَوْله : ( هَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا بِالْأَذَانِ ) كَذَا أَوْرَدَهُ مُخْتَصَرًا , وَرِوَايَة وَكِيع عَنْ سُفْيَان عِنْدَ مُسْلِم أَتَمُّ حَيْثُ قَالَ " فَجَعَلْت أَتَتَبَّع فَاهُ هَاهُنَا وَهَاهُنَا يَمِينًا وَشِمَالًا يَقُول : حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاة , حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاح " وَهَذَا فِيهِ تَقْيِيدٌ لِلِالْتِفَاتِ فِي الْأَذَان وَأَنَّ مَحَلَّهُ عِنْدَ الْحَيْعَلَتَيْنِ , وَبَوَّبَ عَلَيْهِ اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ " اِنْحِرَاف الْمُؤَذِّن عِنْدَ قَوْله حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاة حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاح بِفَمِهِ لَا بِبَدَنِهِ كُلِّهِ " قَالَ : وَإِنَّمَا يُمْكِنُ الِانْحِرَاف بِالْفَمِ بِانْحِرَافِ الْوَجْه , ثُمَّ…

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