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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the mu'adhdhin turn his chest or his head?

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The Shaykh : The second issue is turning in the adhan, and by this I mean the mu'adhdhin turning his chest away from the qiblah to the right and to the left. Is there any evidence for this?
The Shaykh: And is it permissible to act upon a weak hadith?

The questioner : It is not permissible?

The Shaykh : Very well, may Allah reward you with good. If a weak hadith contradicts an authentic hadith, is it not stronger evidence for not acting upon it?

The questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh : Very well, what is it that leads people today to contradict an authentic hadith with a weak one?

The questioner : People, this is a general statement intended to be specific, or a general statement...

The Shaykh : Very good.

Another questioner : For the covenant, or for the encompassing?

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, and by Allah, this varies from country to country. In some countries it is general. And I wanted to remind you on this occasion that the hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, as you know, states that when Bilal called the adhan, he turned his mouth to the right and...

The questioner : The hadith of Abu Juhayfah...

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the hadith of Abu Juhayfah in Sahih al-Bukhari.

The questioner : To the right or to the left?

The Shaykh : To the right and to the left, but I mean his mouth and his head, while his chest remains facing the qiblah. There is no god but Allah.

The questioner : Our brother Abu 'Abd al-Rahman... the takbirs between every two...

The Shaykh : 'Ukashah got ahead of you, Professor. We were discussing this first issue with him. You caught up with it.

The questioner : I did not catch up with the first issue.

The Shaykh : He is now looking into the hadith of Abu Mahdhurah...
Source www.al-albany.com

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