The meaning of the phrase: “So he established the Fajr prayer”: is it the adhan or the iqamah?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the intended meaning in the statement, “And he ordered Bilal to establish the Fajr prayer when the dawn broke,” that it was the adhan or the iqamah?
Answer:
It is the iqamah; the intended meaning is the iqamah. As for the adhan, the hadith indicates that the Fajr prayer is to be performed at the beginning of its time. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is the intended meaning in the statement, “And he ordered Bilal to establish the Fajr prayer when the dawn broke,” that it was the adhan or the iqamah?
Answer:
It is the iqamah; the intended meaning is the iqamah. As for the adhan, the hadith indicates that the Fajr prayer is to be performed at the beginning of its time. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب أول وقت العصر وآخره في الاختيار والضرورة — islamhouse.com (58:43)
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