Is it permissible for the mu'adhdhin, if he did not wake up for the first adhan, to call the people to prayer with "The prayer is better than sleep" in the second adhan?

The questioner : If you permit me, Shaykh, on the same question, on the same topic.

The Shaykh : Please go ahead.

The questioner : If the mu'adhdhin did not wake up for the first adhan, is it permissible for him to call the people to prayer in the second adhan?

The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible for him to do so, because it gives people the impression that the time has not yet ended.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good

The Shaykh : The truth is that the legislation of the two adhans contains a profound wisdom. There is another wisdom, which is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) assigned a mu'adhdhin for each adhan. The wisdom in that is that those who hear the adhan can distinguish the first adhan from the second by the voice of the mu'adhdhin.

The questioner : Distinction.

The Shaykh : This is a distinction. This is also part of the Sunnah that should be revived. As for the answer to what you asked, it is obligatory that the Sunnah remain in its proper place. The place for "The prayer is better than sleep" is only the first adhan.

The questioner : We are on the topic of the adhan, let us stay with that.

The Shaykh : Let us continue.

The questioner : Let us continue, if Allah wills.