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Is the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" said in the first adhan or the second?

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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. This questioner says: I am the questioner, Abu 'Abd Allah Ibrahim, asking from the Republic of Yemen. I ask about the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep": is it said in the first adhan or the second? Some scholars say it is said in the first adhan. What is the correct view, with evidence?

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This phrase is said in the second adhan, which is after the dawn has appeared, in order to let people know that the dawn has appeared. This applies to those who give the adhan twice, where the second time is when the dawn appears. In that case, he includes "Prayer is better than sleep" in the final adhan, in order to let people know that this adhan is for the appearance of the dawn. This is the purpose of using this phrase: to alert people that the dawn has appeared. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5997- هل كلمة "الصلاة خير من النوم" تقال في الأذان الأول أم الثاني؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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