14/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1393 — Uthman's Friday Adhan
The Adhan For Jumu'ah
Hadith About Uthman Ordering the Third Friday Adhan
Sunan an-Nasai : 1393
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1393
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ السَّائِبَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، أَخْبَرَهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَمَرَ بِالتَّأْذِينِ الثَّالِثِ عُثْمَانُ حِينَ كَثُرَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرُ مُؤَذِّنٍ وَاحِدٍ وَكَانَ التَّأْذِينُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ حِينَ يَجْلِسُ الإِمَامُ .
As-Sa'ib bin Yazid Narrated from:
The third Adhan was ordered by 'Uthman when the number of people in Al-Madinah increased. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) only had one Adhan, and the Adhan on Friday was when the Imam sat down.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1393In-book reference : Book 14, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 2, Book 14, Hadith 1394
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1393
This hadith about Uthman's Friday Adhan gives a short and clear report from As-Sa'ib bin Yazid. He said the third Adhan was ordered by Uthman when the people of Al-Madinah increased. He also said that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم had only one Mu'adhdhin, and that the Adhan on Friday was when the Imam sat down. The hadith is focused on the Friday Adhan and the reason given in the report for adding another call. It does not turn the issue into a long discussion; it simply records the practice during the Prophet's time and the later order of Uthman when the city became more populated.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had one Mu'adhdhin for the Friday Adhan in this report.
- The Friday Adhan was called when the Imam sat down.
- Uthman ordered the third Adhan when the people of Madinah increased.
- The narration teaches careful reporting of how a practice developed.
