Is the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" in the Fajr adhan in the first adhan or the second adhan?
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Question:
Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih, asks about the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" in the Fajr prayer: is it in the first adhan or the second adhan to alert the people? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
"Prayer is better than sleep" is in the second adhan. If there are two adhans for Fajr, the first adhan is before Fajr in order for people to wake up and prepare for the Fajr prayer, and those who pray at the end of the night conclude their prayer with dhikr. This is the function of the first adhan, which is before Fajr. As for the second adhan, it is at the appearance of Fajr, after the appearance of Fajr, in order to announce the entry of the prayer time. It is in this one that "Prayer is better than sleep" is said. May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you.
Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih, asks about the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" in the Fajr prayer: is it in the first adhan or the second adhan to alert the people? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
"Prayer is better than sleep" is in the second adhan. If there are two adhans for Fajr, the first adhan is before Fajr in order for people to wake up and prepare for the Fajr prayer, and those who pray at the end of the night conclude their prayer with dhikr. This is the function of the first adhan, which is before Fajr. As for the second adhan, it is at the appearance of Fajr, after the appearance of Fajr, in order to announce the entry of the prayer time. It is in this one that "Prayer is better than sleep" is said. May Allah reward you with good, and may He reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، جملة الأذان خير من النوم في صلاة الفجر هل هي في الأذان الأول أم في الأذان الثاني؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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