Sahih Muslim The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

Sahih Muslim 606

Chapter: When should the people stand up to pray?

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 606

وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ بِلاَلٌ

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

Jabir b. Samura reported:

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.

Reported by Muslim (No. 606), Abu Dawud (No. 537), 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

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( كَانَ بِلَال يُؤَذِّن إِذَا دَحَضَتْ ) هُوَ بِفَتْحِ الدَّال وَالْحَاء وَالضَّاد الْمُعْجَمَة أَيْ زَالَتْ الشَّمْسُ.…

Scholars’ grades

Grade taken from the status of the collection (Sahih Muslim).

Other versions

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 537

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.

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

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