2/52. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 551 — Hearing the Call to Prayer
The Severity Of Not Attending The Congregational Prayer
Hadith About Hearing the Adhan and Joining Congregational Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 551
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 551
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ أَبِي جَنَابٍ، عَنْ مَغْرَاءٍ الْعَبْدِيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ سَمِعَ الْمُنَادِيَ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ مِنَ اتِّبَاعِهِ عُذْرٌ " . قَالُوا وَمَا الْعُذْرُ قَالَ خَوْفٌ أَوْ مَرَضٌ " لَمْ تُقْبَلْ مِنْهُ الصَّلاَةُ الَّتِي صَلَّى " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَى عَنْ مَغْرَاءٍ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ .
Abdullah ibn Abbas Narrated from:
If anyone hears him who makes the call to prayer and is not prevented from joining the congregation by any excuse--he was asked what an excuse consisted of and replied that it was fear or illness--the prayer he offers will not be accepted from him.
[1] Maghrā' is one of the narrators in this chain, and Abū Ishāq also reported some narrations from him.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 551In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 161English translation : Book 2, Hadith 551
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 551
This Hadith about hearing the Adhan gives a direct rule in the words of the report. Ibn Abbas narrated that whoever hears the caller to prayer and is not prevented from joining by an excuse, the prayer he offers will not be accepted from him. When asked what counts as an excuse, the answer given was fear or illness. The wording is strong, so the explanation should not soften it beyond what is stated. At the same time, it is important to keep the listed excuses as the Hadith gives them. The core search topic is hearing the Adhan and joining the congregation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith links hearing the call with responding to the congregation.
- Fear and illness are named as excuses in the report.
- Leaving the congregation without the mentioned excuse is strongly warned against.
