The Athan and Whoever Hears it

The Athan and Whoever Hears it (58)

The Messenger of Allah said: "Would it that people knew what was in the call [to prayer] and the first row, then, found no other than to draw lots for it, they would have drawn lots".

Reporters
Agreed upon by Bukhãri and Muslim, and Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #51.

The Athan and Whoever Hears it (59)

He said: "When the prayer is called to, the shaytan goes away and passes wind with noise during his flight in order not to hear the Athan, when the Athan has ended he comes forth. Then when the Iqamah call is pronounced, he goes away, when the Iqamah call has ended, he comes forth, till he crosses between a person and himself. Then he says: Remember so, remember so, whereas prior to that he did not recall [the matter] to mind, until the man would become not knowing as to how much he has prayed".

Reporters
Agreed upon by Bukhãri and Muslim, and Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #52.

The Athan and Whoever Hears it (60)

The Messenger of Allah said: "Over the range of the Mu'ath-thin's voice no Jinn or Human would hear [the call] except that he would bear witness for him on the Day of Resurrection".

Reporters
Reported by Al-Bukhãri, and it is #53 in The Authentic of Good Sayings.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears it (61)

The Messenger of Allah said: "If you hear the call then say as the Mu'ath-thin says".

Reporters
Agreed upon by Bukhãri and Muslim , and Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #54.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears it (62)

The Prophet of Allah said: "If you hear the mu'ath-thin then say as he says, then make salãt⁽⁷⁹⁾ upon me, for whoever makes salãt upon me once; Allah will make salãt upon him ten times, then ask Allah for the Waseelata for me, for it is a station in Paradise which is not befitting for but one of Allah's bondservants, and I hope to be that bondservant, so whoever asks for the Waseelata for me, my intercession would become lawful for him".

Footnotes
⁽⁷⁹⁾ For example to say: Allãhumma Salli `alã muhammmad.

Reporters
Reported by Muslim, and is #55 in The Authentic of Good Sayings.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears It. (63)

The Messenger of Allah said "If one of you, when the mu'ath-thin would say: 'Allãhu 'akbaru 'allãhu 'akbaru says: 'Allãhu 'akbaru 'allãhu 'akbaru,
then when he would say: Ash-hadu an lã 'ilãha 'illã 'allãhu, says: Ash-hadu 'an lã 'ilãha 'illã 'allãhu,
then when he would say: Ash-hadu 'anna muhammadan rasoolullãhi says: Ash-hadu 'anna muhammadan rasoolullãhi,
then when he would say: Hayya `alas-salãt, says: Lã hawla wa lã quwwata 'illã bil-lãhi,⁽⁸⁰⁾
then when he would say: Hayya `alal falãh, says: Lã hawla wa lã quwwata 'illã bil-lãhi,
then when would say: 'Allãhu 'akbaru 'allãhu 'akbaru, says: 'Allãhu 'akbaru 'allãhu 'akbaru,
then when he would say: Lã 'ilãha 'illã 'allãhu, says: Lã 'ilãha 'illã 'allãhu,
from his heart, he will enter Heaven".

Footnotes
⁽⁸⁰⁾ This means: There is neither Might, nor Strength except by Allah.

Reporters
Reported by Muslim and is #56 in The Authentic of Good Sayings.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears it (64)

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever after hearing the Athan says: "'Allãhumma rabba hãthihi 'adda`watit tãmmati, was-salãtil qã'imati, 'ãti muhammadan 'al waseelata wal fadheelata, wab`ath-hu maqãman mahmoodan 'allathee wa`adtahu⁽⁸¹⁾,
intercession will be halal for him on the Day of Resurrection".

Footnotes
⁽⁸¹⁾ O' my 'ilãh Lord of this perfect call [of not ascribing partners to You] and of the regular prayer which is about to be established! grant Muhammad the Waseelata [see hadeeth #55 above] and virtue, and send him [on the Day of Judgment] to the praised status which You have promised him.

Reporters
Reported by 'Al-Bukhãri, and Al-Albãni said that Ahmad, and others also reported it. He also said that the addition wa-'addarajata ar-rafee`ata is not of the hadeeth even though it appears in some books as being traced back to 'Al-Bukhãri. As for the addition of innaka lã tukhlifu al-mee`ãd at the end of the hadeeth it appears in Sunan 'Al-Bayhaqi; however, it is deviant. This term is used when a report is by way of a reliable person; yet, contradicts the report of a more reliable person. This Al-Albãni pointed out in Takreej 'al-Manãr #24, and Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #57.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears it (65)

It is reported by way of 'Abdillah bin 'Umar that a man said: O' Messenger of Allah! The Mu'ath-thineen are of greater virtue than we are, so the Messenger of Allah said: "Say as they say, when you have finished, then ask and you shall be granted it".

Reporters
Reported by Abu Dawood. Al-Albãni said it was of comely ascription and that Ibn Hibbãn said it was sound. It is #58 in The Authentic of Good Sayings.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears it (66)

The Messenger of Allah said: Supplications are not turned down between the Athãn and the Iqãmah.

Reporters
Al-Albãni said this hadeeth was sound, that Ibn Khuzaymah, and Ibn Hibbãn said the like, and that Ibn Hajar agreed with them in his Natã'ij al-Afkãr. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as 59.

The Athaan and Whoever Hears It (67)

Sah'l bin Sa`d said: The Messenger of Allah said: "Two are not turned down, or are rarely turned down: supplications at the time of the call [to prayer], and at war time when they entangle one another."

Reporters
Reported by Abu Dawood. Al-Albãni said it was comely-sound, which, he says, agrees with Ibn Hajar's opinion in his An-Natã'ij. Al-Albãni included this hadeeth in The Authentic of Good Sayings as #60.

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