The Ruling on the First Adhan on Friday

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in our country one of the callers to Allah says that the first adhan on Friday is a bid'ah (religious innovation) and it is not permissible to do it.

Answer:
It is a bid'ah in his view because he does not know what a bid'ah is. It is a sunnah (recommended practice); the first adhan is a sunnah because it was the practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It was the Rightly Guided Caliph 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) who did it in the presence of the Companions, the Muhajireen and the Ansar. So this person is ignorant; he does not know the difference between the sunnah and a bid'ah. We ask Allah for safety. They speak without knowledge, and whatever they do not know, they call a bid'ah. Yes.