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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there a report that one who fears an enemy or the like should call the adhan?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: Is there a report that if a person is in a place and is afraid of an enemy or a predatory animal, is there a report that he should call the adhan?

Answer:
That he calls the adhan. Yes, he calls the adhan. The adhan is for the entry of the time; it is not for the sake of fear, but rather for the entry of the time. Yes, it is reported: “If the ghillan (jinn) appear, hasten with the adhan.” The ghillan are the jinn that appear to people in the form of fires before them, coming from in front of you or behind you in the form of fire, which you think is fire but is actually a Shaytan or a jinni. The adhan drives them away because the remembrance of Allah the Exalted drives away Shaytan. So hasten with the adhan so that it moves away from you in order to drive it away.
As for the predator, the adhan does not drive it away. The predator and the enemy are not driven away by the adhan; it only drives away Shaytan. Perhaps the predator will come to you if you call the adhan; it hears your voice and comes, or the enemy finds your location and comes. So it is better for you to hide yourself and hide your voice.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ورد أن الخائف من عدو ونحوه أن يؤذن؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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