2/35. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 203 — Fajr Adhan and Suhur
What Has Been Related About The Adhan At Night
Fajr Adhan Hadith: Eat Until the True Call
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 203
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 203
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى تَسْمَعُوا تَأْذِينَ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَأُنَيْسَةَ وَأَنَسٍ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَسَمُرَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَقَدِ اخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي الأَذَانِ بِاللَّيْلِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا أَذَّنَ الْمُؤَذِّنُ بِاللَّيْلِ أَجْزَأَهُ وَلاَ يُعِيدُ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ مَالِكٍ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ إِذَا أَذَّنَ بِلَيْلٍ أَعَادَ . وَبِهِ يَقُولُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ . وَرَوَى حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ بِلاَلاً أَذَّنَ بِلَيْلٍ فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يُنَادِيَ " إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ نَامَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ . قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمَدِينِيِّ حَدِيثُ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هُوَ غَيْرُ مَحْفُوظٍ وَأَخْطَأَ فِيهِ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet Said: "Indeed Bilal Calls The Adhan In The Night, So Eat And Drink Until You Hear The Adhan Of Ibn Umm Maktum."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 203In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 55English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 203
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 203
This Hadith explains the Fajr adhan and suhur in a careful way. The Prophet said that Bilal calls the adhan at night, so people should eat and drink until they hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum. The report directly separates one night call from the later call that marks the time to stop eating. It also shows why listening carefully matters during fasting. A person should not panic at every early call if there is a known second call. The lesson is clear: worship should follow the correct sign, and the adhan connected to Fajr time is the one that ends suhur.
What we learn from this hadith
- Bilal's adhan mentioned here was at night before the stopping time.
- The people were told to eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum's adhan.
- Fasting needs attention to the correct prayer-time sign.
- The Hadith teaches care instead of confusion around suhur.
