Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 3

THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH '@,%= (Vol-3) 157
did not see him did not know about the salaah. This made Rasulullaah very
worried. 'Rasulullaah @?&!I someone said, 'Why don't you have a bell rung.' 'No,'
Rasulullaah &?@% replied, 'That is the practice of the Christians.' Others
suggested, 'Then why don't you have a trumpet blown?' 'No,' Rasulullaah
replied, 'That is the practice of the Jews.' I then returned home, overcome with
the worry that 1 saw Rasulullaah so troubled. It was just before dawn when
slumber eventually overcame me and as 1 lay there halfway between
consciousness and sleep, 1 saw a man wearing two green garments. He stood on
the roof of the Masjid, placed his fingers in his ears and called out the
~dhaan."(')
Yet another narration from Hadhrat Anas ~,WG states that when the time for
salaah arrived during the (early) period of Rasulullaah t%@, someone would run
through the streets calling out, "Salaah! Salaah!" This was difficult for the people
and some of them suggested ringing a bell...". The Hadith continues further.(2)
Before the Directive to Call out the Adhaan, the
Call "As salaatu Jaami'ah" was Made during the
Time of Rasulullaah
Hadhrat Naafi bin Jubayr, Hadhrat Urwa bin Zaid bin Aslam and Hadhrat Sa'eed
bin Musayyib all relate that before receiving the directive to call out the
Adhaan, Nabi Ws caller would call out, "As salaatu jaami'ah". This was how
the people gathered for salaah and it was only once the Qibla was changed to the
Kabah that the command for Adhaan was given. Since one of Rasulullaah @%'s
greatest worries was how to inform people about the times of salaah, the
Sahabah @Gw suggested some methods of getting the people together for
salaah. While some of them suggested the trumpet, others suggested the bell.
The Hadith continues further to the point where it states that when the Adhaan
was being called out (to call people for salaah), the announcement of "As
salaatu jaami'ah" was made only when important matters arose so that the
people could present themselves and be informed. In this manner they were
informed about conquests or about commands that they were to fulfil. At such
times, "As salaatu jaami'ah" was called out (to gather the people) even though it
was not the time for salaah. (3)
Hadhrat Sa'd Qaradh W,GB Calls out The Adhaan
for Rasulullaah at Quba
Hadhrat Sa'd Qaradh 3EW reports that whenever Rasulullaah arrived in
Quba, Hadhrat Bilaal 3 ,GS would call out the Adhaan to inform the people that
Rasulullaah had arrived so that they could gather before him. However,
when Rasulullaah @?$% arrived one day without Hadhrat Bilaal %.Em>, the
(non-Muslim) slaves started looking at each other. Hadhrat Sa'd Qaradh 5W.5w
(I) Abush Sheikh, as quoted in Kanzul Umrnaal(Vo1.4 Pg.263).
(2) Abush Sheikh, as quoted in Kanzul Ummaal(Voi.4 Pg.265).
(3) Ibn Sa'd (Vol. 1 Pg.246).