You mentioned that melodic composition in the adhan is not permissible; so what is the manner closest to the Sunnah?
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The questioner : I mentioned that melodic composition in the adhan is not permissible; so what is the manner that can be closest to permissibility?
The Shaykh : What you hear from the old Najdi mu'adhdhins, not the modern ones, is one thing, with the exception of two things. Perhaps you remember the old mu'adhdhin who was given a loud voice and extends his voice as much as Allah gave him of long breath. Do you remember this mu'adhdhin?
Another questioner : Where is this?
The questioner : He is still alive.
The Shaykh : He is still alive, and he calls to prayer sometimes as well.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, in Riyadh. Take his adhan and leave two things from it. The first thing is his extension in "Allahu Akbar." What does he say? Allahu Akbar. Do you remember this, or have you not heard it?
Another questioner : ... He calls to prayer every day.
The Shaykh : No, not every day.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It seems there is a substitute they put in. In any case, this extension is what we spoke about in the mosque as being not permissible, so leave it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You are hasty,[Al-Anbya 21:37], [An-Nahl 16:127].
The second thing is that he separates between the first and second takbir, and this is contrary to the Sunnah as well. Rather, he should say: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah. Here he extends for six movements, and there is no harm in it; because it is the end of the sentence. And so on. The other mu'adhdhins are influenced by musical styles, as we said; so they should not be followed!
The Shaykh : What you hear from the old Najdi mu'adhdhins, not the modern ones, is one thing, with the exception of two things. Perhaps you remember the old mu'adhdhin who was given a loud voice and extends his voice as much as Allah gave him of long breath. Do you remember this mu'adhdhin?
Another questioner : Where is this?
The questioner : He is still alive.
The Shaykh : He is still alive, and he calls to prayer sometimes as well.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, in Riyadh. Take his adhan and leave two things from it. The first thing is his extension in "Allahu Akbar." What does he say? Allahu Akbar. Do you remember this, or have you not heard it?
Another questioner : ... He calls to prayer every day.
The Shaykh : No, not every day.
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It seems there is a substitute they put in. In any case, this extension is what we spoke about in the mosque as being not permissible, so leave it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You are hasty,
Man was created of haste
خُلِقَ الْإِنْسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍbe patient, [O Muhammad], and your patience is not but through Allah
اصْبِرْ وَمَا صَبْرُكَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِThe second thing is that he separates between the first and second takbir, and this is contrary to the Sunnah as well. Rather, he should say: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah. Here he extends for six movements, and there is no harm in it; because it is the end of the sentence. And so on. The other mu'adhdhins are influenced by musical styles, as we said; so they should not be followed!
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