What the listener says when the mu'adhdhin says "Prayer is better than sleep"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the mu'adhdhin says "Prayer is better than sleep" in the Fajr adhan, what does the one who hears it say?
Answer:
The correct view is that he says what the mu'adhdhin says, saying "Prayer is better than sleep." His statement (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan an-Nasa'i 678Sahih (Darussalam) includes all the phrases of the adhan. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If the mu'adhdhin says "Prayer is better than sleep" in the Fajr adhan, what does the one who hears it say?
Answer:
The correct view is that he says what the mu'adhdhin says, saying "Prayer is better than sleep." His statement (peace and blessings be upon him)
When you hear the Mu'adhdhin then say what he says
إذا سمعتم المؤذن فقولوا مثل ما يقول
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل قال - تعالى - { فإذا قرأت القرآن فاستعذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم } — islamhouse.com (1:05:10)
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