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Sahih al-BukhariCall to Prayers (Adhaan)

Sahih al-Bukhari 695

Chapter: Offering prayers behind a man who is a victim of Al-Fitan (trials and affections) or a heretic.

Authentic graded by Al-Bukhari Companion’s words (mawquf) Mu‘allaq (without full chain) Sahih al-Bukhari 695

Narrator:Uthmān ibn ‘Affān

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ لَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَدِيِّ بْنِ خِيَارٍ، أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَفَّانَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ وَهْوَ مَحْصُورٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ إِمَامُ عَامَّةٍ، وَنَزَلَ بِكَ مَا تَرَى وَيُصَلِّي لَنَا إِمَامُ فِتْنَةٍ وَنَتَحَرَّجُ‏.‏ فَقَالَ

الصَّلاَةُ أَحْسَنُ مَا يَعْمَلُ النَّاسُ، فَإِذَا أَحْسَنَ النَّاسُ فَأَحْسِنْ مَعَهُمْ، وَإِذَا أَسَاءُوا فَاجْتَنِبْ إِسَاءَتَهُمْ‏.‏

Narrated 'Ubaid-Ullah bin Adi bin Khiyar:

I went to 'Uthman bin Affan while he was besieged, and said to him, "You are the chief of all Muslims in general and you see what has befallen you. We are led in the Salat (prayer) by a leader of Al-Fitan (trials and afflictions etc.) and we are afraid of being sinful in following him." 'Uthman said. "As-Salat (the prayers) is the best of all deeds so when the people do good deeds do the same with them and when they do bad deeds, avoid those bad deeds." Az-Zuhri said, "In our opinion one should not offer Salat behind an effeminate person unless there is no alternative."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 695).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( وَقَالَ لَنَا مُحَمَّد بْن يُوسُف ) هُوَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ , قِيلَ عَبَّرَ بِهَذِهِ الصِّيغَة لِأَنَّهُ مِمَّا أَخَذَهُ مِنْ شَيْخه فِي الْمُذَاكَرَة فَلَمْ يَقُلْ فِيهِ حَدَّثَنَا , وَقِيلَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا تَحَمَّلَهُ بِالْإِجَازَةِ أَوْ الْمُنَاوَلَة أَوْ الْعَرْضِ , وَقِيلَ : هُوَ مُتَّصِلٌ مِنْ حَيْثُ اللَّفْظ مُنْقَطِعٌ مِنْ حَيْثُ الْمَعْنَى. وَاَلَّذِي ظَهَرَ لِي بِالِاسْتِقْرَاءِ خِلَاف ذَلِكَ , وَهُوَ أَنَّهُ مُتَّصِلٌ لَكِنَّهُ لَا يُعَبِّرُ بِهَذِهِ الصِّيغَة إِلَّا إِذَا كَانَ الْمَتْنُ مَوْقُوفًا أَوْ كَانَ فِيهِ رَاوٍ لَيْسَ عَلَى شَرْطه , وَاَلَّذِي هُنَا مِنْ قَبِيلِ الْأَوَّل , وَقَدْ وَصَلَهُ الْإِسْمَاعِيلِيّ مِنْ رِوَايَة مُحَمَّد بْن يَحْيَى قَالَ : حَدَّثَن…

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 623

‘Ubaidallah b. ‘Adi b. al-Khiyar told how he visited ‘Uthman when he was besieged and said, “You are a leader who has been accepted generally, yet what you see has happened to you, and a rebel leader conducts our prayer and we abstain.” He replied, “Prayer is the best thing people do; so when…

وَعَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَدِيِّ بْنِ الْخِيَارِ: أَنَّهُ دَخَلَ عَلَى عُثْمَانَ وَهُوَ مَحْصُورٌ فَقَالَ: إِنَّكَ إِمَامُ عَامَّةٍ وَنَزَلَ بِكَ مَا تَرَى وَيُصلي لنا إِمَام فتْنَة وننحرج. فَقَالَ: الصَّلَاة أحسن…