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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Wisdom of the Second Adhan on Friday

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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the wisdom behind the second adhan on Friday, especially now that microphones and other things that help determine the time of prayer have been found?

Answer:
The second adhan is the one that is relied upon because it is for the entry of the time. As for the first adhan, it is only to alert the people so that they turn to the prayer, because they may be occupied with their work and might overlook the entry of the time or its approach.
Therefore, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), the third Rightly Guided Caliph, saw that the first adhan should be called so that the people, especially the owners of farms and estates who are occupied with them, would prepare for the Friday prayer. It is from the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. However, the two adhans should not be connected as is found now in some places. There should be an interval between them so that people benefit from the first adhan, become alert, perform wudu, and go to the prayer. If the first adhan is made connected to the second adhan, the benefit of the first adhan, for which it was established, is lost. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 / ‫فتاوى على الهواء - 20 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (22:48)

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