The Ruling on the First Adhan Before Fajr

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it said that the first adhan is disliked by people? Whoever avoids harm and is absent from what is required of him is like one who has sweetened hardship. It is also said that among the hardships is that the one who gets up for the first adhan is not the same as the one who gets up for the second adhan.

Answer:
Now, if there is a first adhan, and it is at an appropriate time, not too early, at an appropriate time before Fajr, half an hour or a quarter of an hour, well, this is a sunnah (recommended practice), and whoever gets up for it has a reward, because people benefit from it. The one who gets up to pray witr, the one who gets up to take a ghusl (full ritual bath), perform wudu' (ablution), and prepare for the prayer, so that he does not miss the prayer, gets up at an earlier time, and has the opportunity to do something good, then whoever gets up for it in this manner is rewarded, and he is acting in accordance with the sunnah.