Sunan Ibn Majah The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It

Sunan Ibn Majah 719

Chapter: What Should Be Said When The Mu'adh-dhin Calls The Adhan

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 719

حَدَّثَنَا شُجَاعُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَنْبَأَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الْمَلِيحِ بْنِ أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَتْنِي عَمَّتِي أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ، أَنَّهَا سَمِعَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ

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

Umm Habibah narrated that :

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.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 719).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( عَنْ أُمّ حَبِيبَة ) فِي الزَّوَائِد إِسْنَاده صَحِيح وَعَبْد اللَّه بْن عَتَبَة رَوَى لَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَأَخْرَجَ لَهُ اِبْن خُزَيْمَةَ فِي صَحِيحه فَهُوَ عِنْده ثِقَة وَبَاقِي رِجَاله ثِقَات.…

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The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 719
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 719
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 719

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الدعاء للطبراني (412)إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ قَالَ كَمَا يَقُولُ
السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9473)فَسَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ قَالَ كَمَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى يَفْرَغَ
تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (4705)إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَهَا فِي يَوْمِهَا وَسَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ ، قَالَ كَمَا يَقُولُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ
تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (29578)إِذَا كَانَ عِنْدَهَا فِي يَوْمِهَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ ، قَالَ كَمَا يَقُولُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ
صحيح ابن خزيمة (413)فَسَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يُؤَذِّنُ ، قَالَ كَمَا يَقُولُ الْمُؤَذِّنُ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ

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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.‏

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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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Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 526

“And I too, and I too”.

إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُؤَذِّنَ يَتَشَهَّدُ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَأَنَا وَأَنَا ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 1 other version

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

Sunan Ibn Majah 719

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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).

“And I too, and I too”.

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

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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).

“And I too, and I too”.

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

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