The Shaykh’s clarification of the issue of praying Fajr before the Shari'ah time and the issue of the adhan before the Shari'ah time.
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The Shaykh : It seems, my father Abdullah, yes, Abu 'Azmi, and he is Abu 'Abdullah because 'Azmi is Abu 'Abdullah. It seems he was brief with you and did not understand what you intended, or he understood you and you did not understand him. Did you hear him say, as many of his peers do, and I am among them, that the adhan heard in this country is before the Shari'ah time? Did you hear him say this?
The questioner : Ah, by Allah, I heard it.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you. So you were brief in expressing your son’s meaning. He does not say you must correct it in the sense of praying in the time. Excuse me, he does not say to you to delay in the sense that the time has entered and you delayed from this time. He says to you that the Shari'ah time, you see, is after it has entered. So, may Allah bless you, if you had been attentive to his intention, you would not have argued that people argue with us: "Such-and-such a mosque established the prayer, and we are waiting."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You must remember what he wants. Either you are convinced that what he wants is the truth and the Shari'ah, in which case you respond to this son’s call, because it is a call to the truth. Or you have another point of view and see, as many people see today, my brother, these people have no knowledge, they have no understanding, and so on. In short, we believe firmly and see with our own eyes, becoming bright every day, that the adhan that is broadcast, and unfortunately it is a single, unified adhan, whereas the Shari'ah says that in every mosque, a mu'adhdhin must call the adhan. This unification contradicts the reality of tawhid, because tawhid, and the good word is "La ilaha illa Allah," must be recited on every occasion.The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the best of occasions, and the most obligatory of occasions, is the adhan in the mosque. Not only in the mosque, but also in the desert, and in the houses. If the congregational prayer is established, I must say, and I mean what I say, it is obligatory that everyone who establishes the prayer must call the adhan, whether in the mosque, or in the house, or in the desert and the wilderness. There is no difference in that, because it has come in the authentic hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud and others that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he taught the one who prayed badly—this is the hadith of the one who prayed badly, which is known to scholars and students of knowledge—the point, and I do not want to lengthen the speech now, is that in this hadith he (peace be upon him) said to the one who prayed badly: To whom is the address? To the individual, not to the one who prays in congregation. So a fortiori, the one who prays in congregation must have an adhan. to the end of the hadith. And the point is that the Shari'ah adhan has known times in the Shari'ah. Now, especially in the Fajr prayer, they call the adhan before the true dawn appears, between twenty-five and thirty minutes before the Shari'ah adhan. So this adhan that you hear, the time for the Fajr prayer has not entered, and the time for abstaining from food has not entered for the one who wants to fast. This is a scholarly statement, and he wants you to delay, not only in the prayer, but also in the adhan. But... you say, let me speak, people...The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You say, people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : First, in my opinion, is your mosque not a mosque of endowments?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : And this is in fact a great blessing, because... the intention is that he wants you to call the Shari'ah adhan, not the astronomical adhan, which is in the calendar, and upon which this unified adhan is called. This is an astronomical adhan, not a Shari'ah adhan. This is your son’s request.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, you will respond to him.
The questioner : I do not want to be a deterrent to the worshippers.
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, what do you have to do with the people?
The questioner : This issue, my master, may Allah prolong your life... several times... this speech will not become a delay of the prayer...
The Shaykh : Pleasing people is a goal that cannot be reached.
The questioner : May Allah heal your heart.
The Shaykh : Pleasing people is a goal that cannot be reached.
The questioner : I do not want to be a deterrent to the people. This is the issue.
Abu Malik : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
The questioner : Ah, by Allah, I heard it.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you. So you were brief in expressing your son’s meaning. He does not say you must correct it in the sense of praying in the time. Excuse me, he does not say to you to delay in the sense that the time has entered and you delayed from this time. He says to you that the Shari'ah time, you see, is after it has entered. So, may Allah bless you, if you had been attentive to his intention, you would not have argued that people argue with us: "Such-and-such a mosque established the prayer, and we are waiting."
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : You must remember what he wants. Either you are convinced that what he wants is the truth and the Shari'ah, in which case you respond to this son’s call, because it is a call to the truth. Or you have another point of view and see, as many people see today, my brother, these people have no knowledge, they have no understanding, and so on. In short, we believe firmly and see with our own eyes, becoming bright every day, that the adhan that is broadcast, and unfortunately it is a single, unified adhan, whereas the Shari'ah says that in every mosque, a mu'adhdhin must call the adhan. This unification contradicts the reality of tawhid, because tawhid, and the good word is "La ilaha illa Allah," must be recited on every occasion.The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the best of occasions, and the most obligatory of occasions, is the adhan in the mosque. Not only in the mosque, but also in the desert, and in the houses. If the congregational prayer is established, I must say, and I mean what I say, it is obligatory that everyone who establishes the prayer must call the adhan, whether in the mosque, or in the house, or in the desert and the wilderness. There is no difference in that, because it has come in the authentic hadith in Sunan Abu Dawud and others that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he taught the one who prayed badly—this is the hadith of the one who prayed badly, which is known to scholars and students of knowledge—the point, and I do not want to lengthen the speech now, is that in this hadith he (peace be upon him) said to the one who prayed badly:
If you stand up for prayer, perform wudu' as Allah has commanded you, then face the qiblah, then call the adhan
إذا أنت قمت إلى الصلاة فتوضأ كما أمرك الله ثم استقبل القبلة ثم أذنIf you stand up for prayer, perform wudu' as Allah has commanded you, then face the qiblah, then call the adhan, then say takbir, then recite whatever is easy for you of the Qur'an
إذا قمت إلى الصلاة فتوضأ كما أمرك الله ثم استقبل القبلة ثم أذن ثم كبر ثم اقرأ ما تيسر من القرآنThe Shaykh : You say, people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : First, in my opinion, is your mosque not a mosque of endowments?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : And this is in fact a great blessing, because... the intention is that he wants you to call the Shari'ah adhan, not the astronomical adhan, which is in the calendar, and upon which this unified adhan is called. This is an astronomical adhan, not a Shari'ah adhan. This is your son’s request.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, you will respond to him.
The questioner : I do not want to be a deterrent to the worshippers.
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, what do you have to do with the people?
The questioner : This issue, my master, may Allah prolong your life... several times... this speech will not become a delay of the prayer...
The Shaykh : Pleasing people is a goal that cannot be reached.
The questioner : May Allah heal your heart.
The Shaykh : Pleasing people is a goal that cannot be reached.
The questioner : I do not want to be a deterrent to the people. This is the issue.
Abu Malik : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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