Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 603
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ ذَكَرُوا النَّارَ وَالنَّاقُوسَ، فَذَكَرُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى، فَأُمِرَ بِلاَلٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الأَذَانَ وَأَنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ.
Translation
‘Imran bin Maisara narrated to us: ‘Abd al-Warith narrated to us: Khalid al-Hadhdha narrated to us, from Abu Qilaba, from Anas, who said: They mentioned fire and bells, then mentioned the Jews and Christians. Bilal was therefore instructed to pronounce the phrases of the call to prayer in pairs and the phrases of the commencement in single form.