4/8. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 389c — Calling Adhan Against Evil Sounds
The Virtue Of the Adhan, And The Shaitan Flees When He Hears It
Hadith About Proclaiming Adhan When Hearing a Troubling Call
Sahih Muslim : 389c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 389c
حَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ بِسْطَامَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ زُرَيْعٍ - حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي أَبِي إِلَى بَنِي حَارِثَةَ - قَالَ - وَمَعِي غُلاَمٌ لَنَا - أَوْ صَاحِبٌ لَنَا - فَنَادَاهُ مُنَادٍ مِنْ حَائِطٍ بِاسْمِهِ - قَالَ - وَأَشْرَفَ الَّذِي مَعِي عَلَى الْحَائِطِ فَلَمْ يَرَ شَيْئًا فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لأَبِي فَقَالَ لَوْ شَعَرْتُ أَنَّكَ تَلْقَى هَذَا لَمْ أُرْسِلْكَ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا سَمِعْتَ صَوْتًا فَنَادِ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ إِذَا نُودِيَ بِالصَّلاَةِ وَلَّى وَلَهُ حُصَاصٌ " .
Suhail Narrated from:
Suhail reported that his father sent him to Banu Haritha along with a boy or a man. Someone called him by his name from an enclosure. He (the narrator) said: The person with me looked towards the enclosure, but saw nothing. I made a mention of that to my father. He said: If I knew that you would meet such a situation I would have never sent you (there), but (bear in wind) whenever you hear such a call (from the evil spirits) pronounce the Adhan. for I have heard Abu Huraira say that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Whenever Adhan is proclaimed, Satan runs back vehemently.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 389cIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 21USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 755
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 389c
This narration tells of Suhail being sent to Banu Haritha with another person. Someone called the other person by name from an enclosure, but when he looked, he saw nothing. Suhail mentioned this to his father. His father said that if he had known this would happen, he would not have sent him. Then he gave a direct instruction: whenever such a voice is heard, pronounce the Adhan. He supported this by mentioning the hadith from Abu Huraira that when the call to prayer is proclaimed, Satan runs back strongly. This hadith is often searched as Adhan against shaytan, what to do when hearing evil voices, and Satan runs away from Adhan hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration links proclaiming Adhan with protection from troubling unseen calls.
- The father advised using the call to prayer when such a voice is heard.
- The reason given is that Satan runs back when the Adhan is proclaimed.
- The report stays focused on Adhan as the response in that situation.
