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Sunan Ibn Majah 707 (Book 3, Hadith 2) #30059
Revealing of Call for Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet consulted the people as to how he could call them to prayer, and it was revealed in a dream to two men. Bilal was then commanded by the Prophet to give the call for prayer, and he added the phrase "As-salatu khairum minan-nawm (the prayer is better than sleep)".

It was narrated from Salim, from his father, that: The Prophet consulted the people as to how he could call them to the prayer. They suggested a horn, but he disliked that because of the Jews (because the Jews used a horn). Then they suggested a bell but he disliked that because of the Christians (because the Christians used a bell). Then that night the call to the prayer was shown in a dream to a man among the Ansar whose name was 'Abdullah bin Zaid, and to 'Umar bin Khattab. The Ansari man came to the Messenger of Allah at night, and the Messenger of Allah commanded Bilal to give the call to the prayer. (Da'if)Zuhri said: "Bilal added the phrase "As-salatu khairum minan-nawm (the prayer is better than sleep)" to the call for the morning prayer, and the Messenger of Allah approved of that"'.Umar said: "O Messenger of Allah, I saw the same as he did, but he beat me to it".
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ ـ اسْتَشَارَ النَّاسَ لِمَا يُهِمُّهُمْ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ فَذَكَرُوا الْبُوقَ فَكَرِهَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْيَهُودِ ثُمَّ ذَكَرُوا النَّاقُوسَ فَكَرِهَهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ النَّصَارَى فَأُرِيَ النِّدَاءَ تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَةَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُقَالُ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَيْدٍ وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فَطَرَقَ الأَنْصَارِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ لَيْلاً فَأَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ بِلاَلاً بِهِ فَأَذَّنَ ‏.‏ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَزَادَ بِلاَلٌ فِي نِدَاءِ صَلاَةِ الْغَدَاةِ الصَّلاَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ النَّوْمِ فَأَقَرَّهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏.‏ قَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي رَأَى وَلَكِنَّهُ سَبَقَنِي

TOPICS
prayer  *  dream  *  call  *  salat  *  ruya  *  adhan  *  ansar  *  zayd  *  zaid  *  khattab

QUICK LESSONS:
Seek guidance from Allah when unsure or confused; look towards one's own religion instead of blindly following others; understand why certain things are done in certain ways; be mindful of religious associations when making decisions or taking actions .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith tells us about how the call for prayer was revealed. The Prophet consulted with people on how they should be called to prayer but none of their suggestions were accepted due to their association with other religions. That night, two men from among the Ansar had a dream where they were shown how they should be called for prayer. The Prophet then commanded Bilal to give this call and he added a phrase which was approved by the Prophet himself. This hadith teaches us that we should always seek guidance from Allah when we are unsure or confused about something because He will show us what is right if we ask Him sincerely. It also teaches us that even though different religions may have similar practices or rituals, it does not mean that Muslims must follow them too; rather we must look towards our own religion and its teachings instead of following others blindly without understanding why certain things are done in certain ways.

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