Explanation of Ibn Hajar’s position that there is no inversion in the hadith of Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them): “Indeed, Bilal gives the call to prayer at night”

The Shaykh : However, I say on this occasion that al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar and others hold that there is no inversion, and that both hadiths are valid; that is, there were two periods. In one period, Bilal gave the first call to prayer and Ibn Umm Maktum gave the second call to prayer, and in this period he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: to the end of the hadith. In another period, the situation was reversed; Ibn Umm Maktum gave the first call to prayer and Bilal gave the second call to prayer. Thus, both hadiths are valid, and there is no need to claim inversion in one of them as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) did. They supported this with many narrations and deductions of great precision, including, for example, that in the same authentic hadith: it is stated in "Sahih al-Bukhari" and others: “He was a blind man, and he did not give the call to prayer until it was said to him: It is morning, it is morning.” Because this call to prayer is more precise than the first call to prayer, wisdom necessitated that there be an exchange between the mu'adhdhins; Bilal, who has sight, gives the second call to prayer, and the blind man gives the first call to prayer.
In any case, the claim of inversion in this second hadith regarding the two calls to prayer is not established for Ibn al-Qayyim, just as his claim of inversion in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah is not established. The correct view is as stated in the hadith: .