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What is the ruling on the two adhan for the Friday prayer in the Haram?

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Question:
He asks: Are the two adhan on Friday in the Haram, in the manner they are currently performed, among the deviations that the scholars have remained silent on, like the four previous stations?

Answer:
The two adhan are prescribed: the first based on the Sunnah of the Messenger, and the second based on the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The first to order it was the Commander of the Faithful, 'Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him), out of necessity, when he saw that the city had expanded and that people needed someone to alert them to the Friday prayer. He (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered the first adhan to be given at a time that allows the Muslim to make his way to the prayer, because there is a distance between them and the Prophet’s Mosque, and they need time, as they are occupied with their farms and their work, and they need to be alerted. This is from the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. So the two adhan in themselves are a recommended practice (sunnah). As for the people’s behavior of making the first adhan only minutes before the second adhan, this deprives the first adhan of its benefit.
I wish, I wish the rulers (may Allah grant them success) would pay attention to this and set an earlier time for the first adhan, at least half an hour, so that people can be present.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الأذانين لصلاة الجمعة في الحرم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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