The biography of Abu Mahdhura (may Allah be pleased with him), and the explanation of the prescribed nature of tarji' in the adhan
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The Shaykh : In the second hadith, he narrated with his authentic chain a report from Ibn Abi Mulaikah, who said: Abu Mahdhura...
He was one of the Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him); indeed, he was one of the mu'adhdhins of the Messenger (peace be upon him). This Abu Mahdhura used to call the adhan after he had learned the adhan from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He used to call the adhan in Makkah during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him) and after his death, and his sons inherited the adhan from him.
And in his adhan, there was a sunnah (recommended practice) that is not known in many Islamic countries, and particularly today. This sunnah in the adhan, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught to Abu Mahdhura, is what is called by the jurists tarji'.
And tarji' in the adhan is that the mu'adhdhin says the tahlil or the two testimonies of faith quietly to himself, and then raises his voice afterwards. The adhan known today is that one says Allahu Akbar four times at the beginning of the adhan, raising his voice. When he reaches the two testimonies, he lowers his voice with them and says, so that he can hear himself: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Then he returns and raises his voice with them: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and so on. This is called tarji', and it is a sunnah (recommended practice) in the adhan.
But it is not a confirmed sunnah, because Bilal did not perform this kind of tarji'. So the sunnah for us today is to perform tarji' sometimes and not perform it other times, so that we thereby combine the teaching of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) of the adhan to Bilal, as is known today, with his teaching of the adhan to Abu Mahdhura, as we have just heard, which includes tarji'.
He was one of the Companions of the Messenger (peace be upon him); indeed, he was one of the mu'adhdhins of the Messenger (peace be upon him). This Abu Mahdhura used to call the adhan after he had learned the adhan from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He used to call the adhan in Makkah during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him) and after his death, and his sons inherited the adhan from him.
And in his adhan, there was a sunnah (recommended practice) that is not known in many Islamic countries, and particularly today. This sunnah in the adhan, which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught to Abu Mahdhura, is what is called by the jurists tarji'.
And tarji' in the adhan is that the mu'adhdhin says the tahlil or the two testimonies of faith quietly to himself, and then raises his voice afterwards. The adhan known today is that one says Allahu Akbar four times at the beginning of the adhan, raising his voice. When he reaches the two testimonies, he lowers his voice with them and says, so that he can hear himself: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Then he returns and raises his voice with them: I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and so on. This is called tarji', and it is a sunnah (recommended practice) in the adhan.
But it is not a confirmed sunnah, because Bilal did not perform this kind of tarji'. So the sunnah for us today is to perform tarji' sometimes and not perform it other times, so that we thereby combine the teaching of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) of the adhan to Bilal, as is known today, with his teaching of the adhan to Abu Mahdhura, as we have just heard, which includes tarji'.
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