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Sunan Abi Dawud 532 (Book 2, Hadith 142) #20823
Mindfulness in Religious Duties

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of being mindful and alert when performing religious duties, as Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) reprimanded Bilal for making a call to prayer before the break of dawn due to his mistake.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: Bilal made a call to prayer before the break of dawn; the Prophet , therefore, commanded him to return and make a call: Lo! the servant of Allah (ie I) had slept (hence this mistake). The version of Musa has the addition: He returned and made a call: Lo! the servant of Allah had slept. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by al-Darawardi from 'Ubaid Allah on the authority of Ibn 'Umar saying: There was a mu'adhdhin of 'Umar, named Mas'ud. He then narrated the rest of the tradition. This version is more correct than that one.
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَدَاوُدُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ بِلاَلاً، أَذَّنَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ فَأَمَرَهُ النَّبِيُّ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فَيُنَادِيَ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ قَدْ نَامَ أَلاَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ قَدْ نَامَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ مُوسَى فَرَجَعَ فَنَادَى أَلاَ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ نَامَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ لَمْ يَرْوِهِ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ إِلاَّ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ

TOPICS
prayer  *  alertness  *  responsibility  *  duty

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful & alert while performing religious duties; Take responsibility for your actions; Fulfill your duty towards religion with utmost care & attention; Avoid mistakes or errors in judgement; Do not let yourself become complacent or careless in matters related to faith .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of being mindful and alert when performing religious duties such as prayer. Bilal made a call to prayer before the break of dawn which was a mistake according to Prophet Muhammad's standards. As a result, he was reprimanded for his mistake and reminded that he should be more aware when fulfilling his duty as mu'adhdhin. This hadith teaches us that we should always be conscious and attentive while carrying out our religious obligations so that we can avoid any mistakes or errors in judgement. It also emphasizes on taking responsibility for our actions and not letting ourselves become complacent or careless in matters related to faith.

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