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Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 1.106
Extraneous Additions to the adhan
The adhan is a form of worship. Muslims are not allowed to add or subtract anything from it. There is an authetic hadith which
states, "Whoever introduces something to this affair of ours will have it rejected." We will discuss some of these acts here:
The caller saying, "I bear witness that our leader (Muhammad) is the Messenger of Allah." Ibn Hajr is of the opinion that the
word 'leader' may not be added, although it is permissible on other occasions.
Shaikh Isma'il al-'Ajluni records in Kashfal-Khafa', "Wiping the eyes with the index fingers and then kissing them after hearing
the caller say 'I bear withess that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah,' and with the listener saying, 'I bear witness that
Muhammad is His slave and messenger. I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as religion, and with Muhammad as the
Prophet," is based on ad-Dailami's report from Abu Bakr that when he heard the caller say, "I bear witness that Muhammad is
the Messenger of Allah," he would say the same, kiss the inside of his index fingers and wipe his eyes. The Prophet then
said, "Whoever does what my friend (Abu Bakr) did, then my intercession will be permissible for him." In al-Maqasid it says,
"This is not true. And what Abu Bakr ar-Raddad al-Yamani al-Mutasawaf recorded in Mujibat ar-Rahmah wa Aza'im al-
Maghfirah is not true. Its chain is of unknown narrators and, moreover, the chain is broken." There is another report of equally
dubious import from al-Khidrs and mentioned in the preceding book: "Whoever says, upon hearing the caller say, 'I bear
witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' 'Welcome O my love and the coolness of my eyes, Muhammad ibn
'Abdullah, upon whom be peace,' and then kisses his index fingers and wipes his eye with them, he well never go blind; nor
will he never be afflicted with an eye infection."' None of these practices can be attributed to the Prophet or his companions.
Fiqh-us-Sunnah
Fiqh 1.97
Adhan, How It Is Made
There are three ways to make the adhan:
1. Make four takbir at the beginning and say the rest of the phrases twice, without any repetition, except for the last
statement of la illaha illa-lah. So, the adhan would be made up of fifteen phrases, as in the preceding hadith of
'Abdullah.
2. Make four takbir and then repeat ashhadu an la ilaha illal-lah, twice, and ashhadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah
twice, in a low voice, then repeat them again in a louder voice. Abu Mahdhura reported that the Prophet, upon whom
be peace, taught him an adhan consisting of nineteen phrases. This hadith is related by "the five." At-Tirmidhi called it
hassan sahih.
3. Make two takbir and repeat the "statements of witness," making the number of phrases seventeen. Muslim records
that Abu Mahdhurah related that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, taught him the following adhan: Allahu akbar,
Allahu akbar. Ashhadu alla ilaha illal-lah, ashhadu alla ilaha illal-lah. Ashhadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah,
ashhadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah. Then repeat ashhadu alla ilaha illal-lah (twice), ashhadu anna
Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah (twice), hayya 'alas-salah (twice), hayya 'alal-falah (twice). Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar.
La ilaha illal-lah. "
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 2.38 Narrated by
As Saib bin Yazid I
'Uthman bin 'Affan introduced the second Adhan on Fridays when the number of the people in the mosque increased.
Previously the Adhan on Fridays used to be pronounced only after the Imam had taken his seat (on the pulpit).
Sahih Bukhari Hadith Subjects
Adhan
1. 'Whenever you pronounce Adhan for prayer ..' (Surah 52 Ayah 9).
B 1.577, B 1.578
2. Repeating the wording of Adhan twice
B 1.579, B 1.580
3. Repeating the wording of Iqama once
B 1.581
4. Superiority of Adhan
B 1.582
5. Raising the voice in pronouncing Adhan
B 1.583
6. To suspend fighting on hearing Adhan
B 1.584
7. What to say on hearing Adhan
B 1.585, B 1.586, B 1.587
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