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Sahih al-Bukhari 606 (Book 10, Hadith 4) #584
Establishing a Familiar Means of Knowing Prayer Time

SUMMARY: The hadith is about how the Muslims discussed ways to know the time for prayer and Bilal was ordered to pronounce Adhan twice and Iqama once.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: When the number of Muslims increased they discussed the question as to how to know the time for the prayer by some familiar means. Some suggested that a fire be lit (at the time of the prayer) and others put forward the proposal to ring the bell. Bilal was ordered to pronounce the wording of Adhan twice and of the Iqama once only.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ لَمَّا كَثُرَ النَّاسُ قَالَ ـ ذَكَرُوا ـ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا وَقْتَ الصَّلاَةِ بِشَىْءٍ يَعْرِفُونَهُ، فَذَكَرُوا أَنْ يُورُوا نَارًا أَوْ يَضْرِبُوا نَاقُوسًا، فَأُمِرَ بِلاَلٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الأَذَانَ وَأَنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  muslims  *  adhan  *  iqama  *  bilal

QUICK LESSONS:
Look for familiar means to help us remember important things like prayer times so we can stay on track with our religious obligations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about how the number of Muslims increased and they discussed ways to know when it was time for prayer. Some suggested lighting a fire while others proposed ringing a bell. In the end, it was decided that Bilal would be in charge of pronouncing Adhan twice and Iqama once so that everyone would be aware when it was time for prayer. This hadith teaches us that we should always look for familiar means to help us remember important things like prayer times so we can stay on track with our religious obligations.

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