1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:09,779 Riyadh al-Salihin, from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 2 00:00:09,779 --> 00:00:15,699 Chapter: The Virtue of the Adhan (Call to Prayer). 3 00:00:16,980 --> 00:00:19,980 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: 4 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:23,980 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 5 00:00:23,980 --> 00:00:29,100 "If people knew what reward there is in the call to prayer and the first row, 6 00:00:29,100 --> 00:00:32,100 and could find no other way to secure it than by drawing lots, they would do so. 7 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:38,299 If they knew the reward in arriving early for prayer, they would race toward it. 8 00:00:38,299 --> 00:00:41,359 And if they knew the reward in the Isha and Fajr prayers, 9 00:00:41,359 --> 00:00:44,359 they would come to them even if they had to crawl." 10 00:00:44,359 --> 00:00:47,490 Agreed upon. 11 00:00:47,490 --> 00:00:52,189 "Al-Istiham" means drawing lots, and "al-Tahjir" means: 12 00:00:52,189 --> 00:00:55,189 Arriving early for prayer. 13 00:00:55,189 --> 00:00:58,320 "Al-Nida" refers to the Adhan. 14 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:02,420 "The first row" is the one immediately behind the Imam. 15 00:01:02,420 --> 00:01:06,450 "Al-'Atamah" refers to the Isha prayer. 16 00:01:06,450 --> 00:01:11,700 "Crawling" means moving on one's hands and knees. 17 00:01:11,700 --> 00:01:15,310 From the benefits of the hadith: 18 00:01:15,310 --> 00:01:18,540 The virtue of the Adhan and the first row. 19 00:01:18,540 --> 00:01:24,980 People are often ignorant of the reality of worship and the immense reward and perfect recompense it contains. 20 00:01:24,980 --> 00:01:29,370 The permissibility of drawing lots for virtuous matters. 21 00:01:30,780 --> 00:01:36,780 Acts of worship are not waived for the servant as long as he is capable of performing them. 22 00:01:36,780 --> 00:01:41,870 On the authority of Mu'awiyah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 23 00:01:41,870 --> 00:01:45,870 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say: 24 00:01:45,870 --> 00:01:52,099 "The callers to prayer (mu'adhdhins) will have the longest necks of all people on the Day of Resurrection." 25 00:01:52,099 --> 00:01:54,099 Narrated by Muslim. 26 00:01:54,099 --> 00:01:58,090 From the benefits of the hadith: 27 00:01:58,090 --> 00:02:00,090 The virtue of the Adhan. 28 00:02:00,090 --> 00:02:05,090 The reward of the sincere mu'adhdhin who seeks his recompense from his Lord. 29 00:02:05,090 --> 00:02:09,469 The mu'adhdhins will have the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection. 30 00:02:09,469 --> 00:02:15,469 This is a distinction Allah has granted to this group of the Ummah. 31 00:02:15,469 --> 00:02:21,719 On the authority of Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Sa'sa'ah: 32 00:02:21,719 --> 00:02:25,719 That Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him: 33 00:02:25,719 --> 00:02:29,719 "I see that you love sheep and the desert. 34 00:02:29,719 --> 00:02:32,750 So, when you are with your sheep or in your desert, 35 00:02:32,750 --> 00:02:34,750 and you give the Adhan for prayer, 36 00:02:34,750 --> 00:02:37,750 raise your voice with the call, 37 00:02:37,750 --> 00:02:43,750 for no jinn, human, or anything else hears the extent of the mu'adhdhin's voice, 38 00:02:43,750 --> 00:02:47,750 but it will bear witness for him on the Day of Resurrection." 39 00:02:47,750 --> 00:02:50,009 Abu Sa'id said: 40 00:02:50,009 --> 00:02:54,009 "I heard it from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 41 00:02:54,009 --> 00:02:57,039 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 42 00:02:57,039 --> 00:02:59,969 "The desert" 43 00:02:59,969 --> 00:03:01,969 means the opposite of the city. 44 00:03:01,969 --> 00:03:04,159 "The extent of the mu'adhdhin's voice" 45 00:03:04,159 --> 00:03:07,930 means the reach of his voice. 46 00:03:07,930 --> 00:03:09,930 From the benefits of the hadith: 47 00:03:09,930 --> 00:03:12,250 The Adhan is a right of the time. 48 00:03:12,250 --> 00:03:16,250 It is likewise for the individual and the congregation. 49 00:03:16,250 --> 00:03:21,860 Everyone who hears the mu'adhdhin—whether jinn, human, or inanimate object— 50 00:03:21,860 --> 00:03:25,430 will bear witness for him on the Day of Resurrection. 51 00:03:25,430 --> 00:03:29,430 It is recommended for the mu'adhdhin to raise his voice in the Adhan. 52 00:03:29,430 --> 00:03:32,430 So that more may bear witness for him on the Day of Resurrection. 53 00:03:32,430 --> 00:03:37,909 It is recommended that Muslims appoint a mu'adhdhin with a resonant voice. 54 00:03:37,909 --> 00:03:43,169 Loving sheep and the desert is among the practices of the righteous salaf, 55 00:03:43,169 --> 00:03:46,810 especially during times of tribulation. 56 00:03:46,810 --> 00:03:49,810 The keenness of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 57 00:03:49,810 --> 00:03:52,810 to teach people the Sunnah, 58 00:03:52,810 --> 00:03:56,810 for in it lies goodness, well-being, and safety. 59 00:03:56,810 --> 00:04:02,090 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 60 00:04:02,090 --> 00:04:06,090 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 61 00:04:06,090 --> 00:04:08,090 "When the call to prayer is made, 62 00:04:08,090 --> 00:04:11,090 the Shaytan turns back, passing wind, 63 00:04:11,090 --> 00:04:14,090 so that he does not hear the Adhan. 64 00:04:14,090 --> 00:04:17,089 When the call is finished, he returns. 65 00:04:17,089 --> 00:04:21,089 When the Iqamah (call to start prayer) is made, he turns back. 66 00:04:21,089 --> 00:04:25,089 When the Iqamah is finished, he returns, 67 00:04:25,089 --> 00:04:29,089 until he whispers between a man and his own self, saying: 68 00:04:29,089 --> 00:04:32,089 'Remember such-and-such, remember such-and-such,' 69 00:04:32,089 --> 00:04:35,089 things he had not remembered before, 70 00:04:35,089 --> 00:04:39,149 until the man remains not knowing how much he has prayed." 71 00:04:39,149 --> 00:04:41,949 Agreed upon. 72 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:45,139 "Al-Tathwib" is the Iqamah. 73 00:04:45,139 --> 00:04:48,139 "When the Iqamah is made for prayer," 74 00:04:48,139 --> 00:04:51,339 means the establishment of the prayer. 75 00:04:51,339 --> 00:04:55,329 "Whispers" means to cast doubt. 76 00:04:56,329 --> 00:04:59,839 It is not permissible to use anything other than the Adhan 77 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,839 to gather people for prayer. 78 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,259 The Shaytan is distressed by hearing the Adhan, 79 00:05:06,259 --> 00:05:10,259 so he flees from it in a way he does not flee from other things. 80 00:05:10,259 --> 00:05:13,540 The struggle between the people of faith and the Shaytan 81 00:05:13,540 --> 00:05:17,060 is constant and unending. 82 00:05:17,060 --> 00:05:20,060 The struggle between the people of faith and the party of the Shaytan 83 00:05:20,060 --> 00:05:23,060 is rooted in creed. 84 00:05:23,060 --> 00:05:26,060 The Shaytan is keen to corrupt 85 00:05:26,060 --> 00:05:29,060 the servants of Allah to lead them astray from the path. 86 00:05:29,060 --> 00:05:32,629 When the voice of truth is raised, 87 00:05:32,629 --> 00:05:35,629 falsehood cannot bear to hear it, 88 00:05:35,629 --> 00:05:39,110 so it turns and flees. 89 00:05:39,110 --> 00:05:42,110 The war between the believers and the Shaytan 90 00:05:42,110 --> 00:05:45,779 is a battle that will not end until the Day of Resurrection. 91 00:05:45,779 --> 00:05:48,779 The Shaytan uses various methods 92 00:05:48,779 --> 00:05:51,779 and diverse ways to distract 93 00:05:51,779 --> 00:05:54,779 the children of Adam, for he knows what occupies them. 94 00:05:55,779 --> 00:05:59,899 On the authority of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As, 95 00:05:59,899 --> 00:06:02,899 may Allah be pleased with them both: 96 00:06:02,899 --> 00:06:05,899 That he heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 97 00:06:05,899 --> 00:06:08,899 say: "When you hear the mu'adhdhin, 98 00:06:08,899 --> 00:06:11,899 say what he says, 99 00:06:11,899 --> 00:06:14,899 then send blessings upon me, 100 00:06:14,899 --> 00:06:17,899 for whoever sends one blessing upon me, 101 00:06:17,899 --> 00:06:20,939 Allah will send ten blessings upon him for it. 102 00:06:20,939 --> 00:06:23,939 Then ask Allah to grant me the Wasilah, 103 00:06:23,939 --> 00:06:26,939 for it is a station in Paradise 104 00:06:26,939 --> 00:06:29,939 that is not appropriate except for one of the servants of Allah, 105 00:06:29,939 --> 00:06:32,970 and I hope that I am he. 106 00:06:32,970 --> 00:06:35,970 Whoever asks for the Wasilah for me, 107 00:06:35,970 --> 00:06:39,189 my intercession will be granted to him." 108 00:06:39,189 --> 00:06:43,279 Narrated by Muslim. 109 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,410 From the benefits of the hadith: 110 00:06:46,410 --> 00:06:49,790 The recommendation to repeat after the mu'adhdhin and respond to him. 111 00:06:49,790 --> 00:06:52,790 The recommendation to send blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 112 00:06:52,790 --> 00:06:55,790 after the Adhan. 113 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:59,370 And that there is a great reward in it. 114 00:06:59,370 --> 00:07:02,370 Allah multiplies the reward for His servants 115 00:07:02,370 --> 00:07:05,819 out of His grace and mercy toward them. 116 00:07:05,819 --> 00:07:08,819 The Wasilah is a special station 117 00:07:08,819 --> 00:07:11,819 for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 118 00:07:11,819 --> 00:07:15,459 above all other prophets. 119 00:07:15,459 --> 00:07:18,459 The affirmation of superiority among the prophets 120 00:07:18,459 --> 00:07:21,459 in the sight of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic. 121 00:07:21,459 --> 00:07:24,459 "And We have favored some of the prophets over others." 122 00:07:24,459 --> 00:07:28,000 The affirmation of the intercession of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 123 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:32,180 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him: 124 00:07:32,180 --> 00:07:35,180 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 125 00:07:35,180 --> 00:07:38,180 said: 126 00:07:38,180 --> 00:07:41,180 "When you hear the call, 127 00:07:41,180 --> 00:07:44,180 say as the mu'adhdhin says." 128 00:07:44,180 --> 00:07:47,439 Agreed upon. 129 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:50,819 On the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him: 130 00:07:50,819 --> 00:07:53,819 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 131 00:07:53,819 --> 00:07:56,949 said: 132 00:07:56,949 --> 00:07:59,949 "Whoever says when he hears the call: 133 00:07:59,949 --> 00:08:02,949 'O Allah, Lord of this perfect call, 134 00:08:02,949 --> 00:08:05,949 and the established prayer, 135 00:08:05,949 --> 00:08:08,949 grant Muhammad the Wasilah and the virtue, 136 00:08:08,949 --> 00:08:11,949 and raise him to the praiseworthy station which You have promised him,' 137 00:08:11,949 --> 00:08:14,980 my intercession will be granted to him on the Day of Resurrection." 138 00:08:14,980 --> 00:08:18,269 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 139 00:08:19,269 --> 00:08:23,550 From the benefits of the hadith: 140 00:08:23,550 --> 00:08:26,550 This supplication is said when the mu'adhdhin finishes 141 00:08:26,550 --> 00:08:29,550 the call, 142 00:08:29,550 --> 00:08:32,899 not while hearing the Adhan. 143 00:08:32,899 --> 00:08:35,899 Encouragement to supplicate at the times of prayer, 144 00:08:35,899 --> 00:08:39,350 for it is a time when one hopes for an answer. 145 00:08:39,350 --> 00:08:42,350 The affirmation of the intercession of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 146 00:08:42,350 --> 00:08:45,860 for the one who makes this supplication. 147 00:08:45,860 --> 00:08:48,860 Some people add a phrase, 148 00:08:49,860 --> 00:08:52,860 which is an addition that has no basis. 149 00:08:52,860 --> 00:08:57,019 On the authority of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him: 150 00:08:57,019 --> 00:09:00,019 From the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 151 00:09:00,019 --> 00:09:03,049 that he said: 152 00:09:03,049 --> 00:09:06,049 "Whoever says when he hears the mu'adhdhin: 153 00:09:06,049 --> 00:09:09,049 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, 154 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:12,049 with no partner, 155 00:09:12,049 --> 00:09:15,049 and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger; 156 00:09:15,049 --> 00:09:18,049 I am pleased with Allah as Lord, 157 00:09:18,049 --> 00:09:21,049 and with Islam as a religion,' 158 00:09:21,049 --> 00:09:24,370 his sins will be forgiven." 159 00:09:24,370 --> 00:09:28,259 Narrated by Muslim. 160 00:09:28,259 --> 00:09:31,389 From the benefits of the hadith: 161 00:09:31,389 --> 00:09:34,389 It is recommended for the listener to say this supplication 162 00:09:34,389 --> 00:09:37,779 when the mu'adhdhin finishes the call. 163 00:09:37,779 --> 00:09:40,779 Being pleased with Allah as Lord 164 00:09:40,779 --> 00:09:43,779 includes the testimony that there is no god but Allah, 165 00:09:43,779 --> 00:09:46,779 as the servant takes no lord other than Allah. 166 00:09:46,779 --> 00:09:49,779 He finds peace in His decree and submits to His predestination. 167 00:09:49,779 --> 00:09:53,220 Being pleased with Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 168 00:09:53,220 --> 00:09:56,220 as a messenger 169 00:09:56,220 --> 00:09:59,220 includes the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, 170 00:09:59,220 --> 00:10:02,220 with complete obedience to him, 171 00:10:02,220 --> 00:10:05,220 and absolute submission to him, 172 00:10:05,220 --> 00:10:08,220 such that he is dearer to him than his own self. 173 00:10:08,220 --> 00:10:11,220 He receives no guidance except from the light of his words, 174 00:10:11,220 --> 00:10:14,220 he seeks judgment from no one but him, 175 00:10:14,220 --> 00:10:17,220 and he is satisfied with no judgment other than his, 176 00:10:17,220 --> 00:10:20,220 as much as he is able. 177 00:10:20,220 --> 00:10:23,700 Being pleased with Islam as a religion 178 00:10:23,700 --> 00:10:26,700 includes being pleased with what Allah has chosen and approved, 179 00:10:26,700 --> 00:10:29,700 for Islam is the religion 180 00:10:29,700 --> 00:10:32,700 that Allah has chosen for His servants, 181 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:35,700 and commanded them to follow. 182 00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:38,700 He will not accept from them any other way, 183 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:42,120 except upon its path. 184 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,120 Supplication upon hearing the call 185 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:49,299 is among the expiations for sins. 186 00:10:49,299 --> 00:10:52,299 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 187 00:10:52,299 --> 00:10:55,299 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 188 00:10:55,299 --> 00:10:58,299 "Supplication is not rejected between 189 00:10:58,299 --> 00:11:01,429 the Adhan and the Iqamah." 190 00:11:01,429 --> 00:11:05,259 Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi. 191 00:11:05,259 --> 00:11:08,419 From the benefits of the hadith: 192 00:11:08,419 --> 00:11:11,419 It encourages supplication between the Adhan and the Iqamah. 193 00:11:11,419 --> 00:11:14,419 It is a time when supplication is answered. 194 00:11:14,419 --> 00:11:18,350 Riyadh al-Salihin.