How is the phrase "Prayer is better than sleep" recited behind the mu'adhdhin?
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Question:
This questioner says: Following the mu'adhdhin is a recommended practice (sunnah). You say what the mu'adhdhin says: when he says takbir, you say takbir; when he says "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," you likewise say "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." But he says: when he says "Prayer is better than sleep,"
Answer:
"Prayer is better than sleep"—what do I say? You say the same thing: "Prayer is better than sleep," based on the generality of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "When you hear the mu'adhdhin, say what he says." The only exception to this is the two calls "Hayya 'ala al-salah" (Come to prayer) and "Hayya 'ala al-falah" (Come to success); for these, you do not say the same thing, but you say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power and no strength except with Allah), as stated in the hadith.
This questioner says: Following the mu'adhdhin is a recommended practice (sunnah). You say what the mu'adhdhin says: when he says takbir, you say takbir; when he says "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," you likewise say "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." But he says: when he says "Prayer is better than sleep,"
Answer:
"Prayer is better than sleep"—what do I say? You say the same thing: "Prayer is better than sleep," based on the generality of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "When you hear the mu'adhdhin, say what he says." The only exception to this is the two calls "Hayya 'ala al-salah" (Come to prayer) and "Hayya 'ala al-falah" (Come to success); for these, you do not say the same thing, but you say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power and no strength except with Allah), as stated in the hadith.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف تردد الصلاة خير من النوم خلف المؤذن؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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