Sahih al-Bukhari 603

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Chapter: How the Adhan for Salat (Prayer) was started

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Anas bin Malik 5 narrators

'Imran bin Mysrh Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 223 AH 'Abdul Warith bin Sa'id bin Dhakwan Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 180 AH Khalid bin Mahran al-Hadha' Tābiʿī d. ~141 AH عبد الله بن زيد بن عمرو Tābiʿī d. 104 AH or later Anas bin Malik Companion 10 BH/613 CE – 93 AH/712 CE

Narrated Anas:The people mentioned the fire and the bell (they suggested those as signals to indicate the starting of prayers), and by that they mentioned the Jews and the Christians. Then Bilal was ordered to pronounce Adhan for the prayer by saying its wordings twice, and for the Iqama (the call for the actual standing for the prayers in rows) by saying its wordings once. (Iqama is pronounced when the people are ready for the prayer).

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 603

In-book reference

Book 10, Hadith 1

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 1, Book 11, Hadith 577

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عِمْرَانُ بْنُ مَيْسَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ ذَكَرُوا النَّارَ وَالنَّاقُوسَ، فَذَكَرُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى، فَأُمِرَ بِلاَلٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الأَذَانَ وَأَنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ‏.‏

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