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Is it permissible to repeat the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" after the Fajr mu'adhdhin?

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If one wants to repeat the mu'adhdhin's words in the Fajr adhan, and he reaches the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep," should he say the same thing, or should he use a different phrase?

The Shaykh:
No, he says what the mu'adhdhin says. He does not vary it except for the two takbirs only. For everything other than the two takbirs, he says what the mu'adhdhin says. So he says "Prayer is better than sleep" just as the mu'adhdhin does, unless there is evidence indicating a specific exception. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. And this questioner.

The Shaykh:
Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) held that one should say "Prayer is better than sleep" just as the mu'adhdhin says it, due to the generality of the hadiths, which say, "Say as he says." Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1393] هل يردد قول "الصلاة خير من النوم" خلف مؤذن الفجر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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