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Sunan Abi Dawud 532 — Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
Calling The Adhan Before Its Time
Sunan Abi Dawud : 532
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 532
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَدَاوُدُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ بِلاَلاً، أَذَّنَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فَيُنَادِيَ " أَلاَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ قَدْ نَامَ أَلاَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ قَدْ نَامَ " . زَادَ مُوسَى فَرَجَعَ فَنَادَى أَلاَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ نَامَ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ إِلاَّ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Bilal made a call to prayer before the break of dawn; the Prophet (ﷺ), therefore, commanded him to return and make a call: Lo! the servant of Allah (i.e. I) had slept (hence this mistake). The version of Musa has the addition: He returned and made a call: Lo! the servant of Allah had slept. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Darawardi from 'Ubaid Allah on the authority of Ibn 'Umar saying: There was a mu'adhdhin of 'Umar, named Mas'ud. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. This version is more correct than that one.
[1] Meaning either that he announced that he was heedless of the time, or that he was returning to sleep since some of the night yet remained, letting the people know that so they would not rush from sleep out of their homes. This narration appears to have occurred early after the Hijrah , since it is confirmed later in the life of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ that Bilāl would call the Adhān during the night, and then Ibn Umm Maktūm would call the Adhān after him with the onset of Fajr . This is supported by the narration recorded by Al-Bukhārī , Muslim , and others, wherein the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Indeed Bilāl calls the Adhān during the night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktūm calls the Adhān .” See Ma‘ālam As-Sunan by Al-Khaṭṭābī and ‘Awn Al-Ma‘būd .Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 532In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 142English translation : Book 2, Hadith 532
