The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It

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'Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Husayn ibn 'Isa, the brother of Sulaym al-Qari, narrated to us, from al-Hakam ibn Aban, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Let the best among you call the prayer, and let your reciters lead you in prayer.’

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Abu Kurayb narrated to us: Mukhtar ibn Ghassan narrated to us: Hafs ibn 'Umar al-Azraq al-Burjumi narrated to us, from Jabir, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas. (A second route:) Rawh ibn al-Faraj narrated to us: 'Ali ibn al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated to us: Abu Hamzah narrated to us, from Jabir, from 'Ikrimah, from Ibn 'Abbas, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever calls the prayer seeking reward for seven years, Allah will grant him a guarantee of freedom from the Fire.’

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Muhammad ibn Yahya and al-Hasan ibn 'Ali al-Khallal narrated to us; they said: 'Abdullah ibn Salih narrated to us: Yahya ibn Ayyub narrated to us, from Ibn Jurayj, from Nafi', from Ibn 'Umar, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever calls the prayer for twelve years, Paradise becomes due for him. For his call each day, sixty good deeds are recorded for him, and for each iqamah, thirty good deeds.’

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'Abdullah ibn al-Jarrah narrated to us: al-Mu'tamir ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Khalid al-Hadhdha', from Abu Qilabah, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: They sought a signal by which to announce that the prayer had begun. Bilal was then instructed to pronounce the call with its phrases in pairs and the iqamah with an odd number of phrases.

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Nasr ibn 'Ali al-Jahdami narrated to us: 'Umar ibn 'Ali narrated to us, from Khalid al-Hadhdha', from Abu Qilabah, from Anas, who said: Bilal was instructed to pronounce the call to prayer with its phrases in pairs and the iqamah with an odd number of phrases.

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Hisham ibn 'Ammar narrated to us: 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Sa'd ibn 'Ammar ibn Sa'd, the caller to prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated to me: My father narrated to me, from his father, from his grandfather, that Bilal's call to prayer was in pairs, while his iqamah was pronounced singly.

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Abu Badr 'Abbad ibn al-Walid narrated to me: Ma'mar ibn Muhammad ibn 'Ubaydullah ibn Abi Rafi', the client of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), narrated to me: My father, Muhammad ibn 'Ubaydullah, narrated to me, from his father 'Ubaydullah, from Abu Rafi', who said: I saw Bilal calling the prayer in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), repeating each phrase twice, and pronouncing each phrase of the iqamah once.

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Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us: Abu al-Ahwas narrated to us, from Ibrahim ibn Muhajir, from Abu al-Sha'tha', who said: We were sitting in the mosque with Abu Hurayrah when the caller to prayer called. A man stood and walked out of the mosque. Abu Hurayrah followed him with his gaze until he left the mosque, then said: ‘As for this man, he has disobeyed Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him).’

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Harmalah ibn Yahya narrated to us: 'Abdullah ibn Wahb narrated to us: 'Abd al-Jabbar ibn 'Umar informed us, from Ibn Abi Farwah, from Muhammad ibn Yusuf, the client of 'Uthman ibn 'Affan, from his father, from 'Uthman, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever hears the call to prayer in the mosque and then leaves—not for a need and without intending to return—is a hypocrite.’