2/15. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 446 — Calm Adhan
Whoever Sleeps Through The Prayer (Time) Or Forgets (To Pray)
Calm Adhan Hadith: Calling Prayer Without Haste
Sunan Abi Dawud : 446
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 446
حَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلُ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ، عَنْ حَرِيزٍ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُثْمَانَ - عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ ذِي، مِخْبَرِ بْنِ أَخِي النَّجَاشِيِّ فِي هَذَا الْخَبَرِ قَالَ فَأَذَّنَ وَهُوَ غَيْرُ عَجِلٍ .
Dhu Mikhbar Narrated from:
This tradition has also been transmitted through another chain of narrators by Dhu Mikhbar, the nephew of the Negus. This version adds: "He (Bilal) called for prayer unhurriedly."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 446In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 56English translation : Book 2, Hadith 446
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 446
This short narration adds one clear point to the earlier report: Bilal called the adhan while he was not in a hurry. The setting is connected to the missed prayer report, but this version focuses on the manner of the adhan. The core topic is calm adhan. Even after a prayer had been missed because of sleep, the call to prayer was not treated as a hurried formality. It was still made with composure. For someone looking for an adhan hadith or a hadith about not rushing worship, this narration gives a small but helpful detail. It teaches that even when correcting a missed act, the act of worship deserves calm attention.
What we learn from this hadith
- The adhan was called even after the prayer had been missed.
- Bilal called the adhan without rushing.
- The narration highlights calmness in worship-related actions.
