Is the first adhan for Jumu'ah timed to a specific time?
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The questioner : Is this first adhan on Friday timed to a specific time, or can it be called at any time...?
The Shaykh : It is best to call the adhan at a time that is most convenient for people from two perspectives: being early and being late. For example, we do not say to call the adhan when the sun has risen the length of a spear, because that is difficult, as you would be calling people from that time. Nor do we say to delay it until five minutes before the sun reaches its zenith. The practice of the people of Najd now is the best thing: one hour or forty-five minutes before the second adhan. Yes, that is the best thing, and the best is one hour so that people have more leeway. Yes?
The questioner : In Makkah, it is five minutes.
The Shaykh : Yes, in Makkah and elsewhere, even in other countries, it appears to be the same in your country.
The questioner : A little more.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: Half an hour.
The Shaykh : Half an hour, okay, and Egypt?
The student: Five minutes.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Five minutes.
The Shaykh : Five minutes, and Syria?
The student : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : How much time is there between the first and second adhan on Friday?
The student: One hour, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : One hour.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, good.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yemen, is there anyone from Yemen?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: About half an hour.
The Shaykh : About half an hour, in any case.
The student: Algeria.
The Shaykh : Algeria.
The student: Seven minutes.
The Shaykh : Huh, is that enough?
The student: ... the khatib goes up to the minbar ...
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah, and Sudan is the same.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that's right.
The student: Kenya.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Kenya, and Indonesia as well.
The Shaykh : how much
The student: Immediately as well.
The Shaykh : Immediately.
The student: The first adhan, then ...
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Kenya.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : One hour, okay.
The student: I mean, O Shaykh, in some of our countries...
The Shaykh : Some and some.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The Gulf.
The student: Some and some.
The Shaykh : In the Gulf, there is no one from the...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Chad, yes, Adam.
The student: Half an hour.
The Shaykh : Half an hour, in any case, half an hour, forty-five minutes, one hour is reasonable, one and a quarter hour, but what is the benefit of five minutes or three minutes?
The student: But Egypt, O Shaykh, in all regions.
The Shaykh : Where is Egypt? Egypt, yes, he said.
The student: One hour ...
The Shaykh : One hour everywhere.
The student: I mean, the majority of the governorates are one hour...
The Shaykh : Very well.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : how much
The student: Five minutes.
The Shaykh : Five.
The student: ... the people of the Sunnah and the community have one adhan.
The Shaykh : Huh, man, be quiet, may Allah guide you. O Allah, guide us among those You have guided. May Allah guide you, O Majhoub.
The student: O Shaykh
The student: ... five minutes before the second.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... the first is five minutes before the second, we follow them ...
The Shaykh : As for me, I do not follow. If there are five minutes between them, I do not follow.
The questioner : I mean, I reject it if we have a mosque where the first adhan is called, for example, one hour before the adhan, one hour.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... people are alone or ...?
The Shaykh : By Allah, look, if you have a situation where it does not contradict people, meaning one person calls like this and another calls like that, there is no harm. Follow what you see is closer to the truth. But if this leads to contradicting people, the general public, and perhaps it puts a question mark on the person and causes harm, praise be to Allah.
The student: O Shaykh ... absolutely.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ... absolutely.
The Shaykh : how
The student: ... the first adhan and it is called five minutes before the second.
The Shaykh : Yes, which is better for people?
The questioner : By Allah, people are not accustomed to calling the adhan twice.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, as long as they are accustomed to it.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but the easier thing is to call two adhans with five minutes between them. The five minutes benefit people; it benefits people in attending.
The student: I mean, someone who knows that this mosque calls one adhan.
The Shaykh : Ah
The student: He comes ... for the first.
The Shaykh : Yes, I see that doing what 'Uthman recommended is better. Proceed, yes? Zaki.
The Shaykh : It is best to call the adhan at a time that is most convenient for people from two perspectives: being early and being late. For example, we do not say to call the adhan when the sun has risen the length of a spear, because that is difficult, as you would be calling people from that time. Nor do we say to delay it until five minutes before the sun reaches its zenith. The practice of the people of Najd now is the best thing: one hour or forty-five minutes before the second adhan. Yes, that is the best thing, and the best is one hour so that people have more leeway. Yes?
The questioner : In Makkah, it is five minutes.
The Shaykh : Yes, in Makkah and elsewhere, even in other countries, it appears to be the same in your country.
The questioner : A little more.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: Half an hour.
The Shaykh : Half an hour, okay, and Egypt?
The student: Five minutes.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Five minutes.
The Shaykh : Five minutes, and Syria?
The student : Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : How much time is there between the first and second adhan on Friday?
The student: One hour, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : One hour.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, good.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yemen, is there anyone from Yemen?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: About half an hour.
The Shaykh : About half an hour, in any case.
The student: Algeria.
The Shaykh : Algeria.
The student: Seven minutes.
The Shaykh : Huh, is that enough?
The student: ... the khatib goes up to the minbar ...
The Shaykh : Subhan Allah, and Sudan is the same.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that's right.
The student: Kenya.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: Kenya, and Indonesia as well.
The Shaykh : how much
The student: Immediately as well.
The Shaykh : Immediately.
The student: The first adhan, then ...
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Kenya.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : One hour, okay.
The student: I mean, O Shaykh, in some of our countries...
The Shaykh : Some and some.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : The Gulf.
The student: Some and some.
The Shaykh : In the Gulf, there is no one from the...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Chad, yes, Adam.
The student: Half an hour.
The Shaykh : Half an hour, in any case, half an hour, forty-five minutes, one hour is reasonable, one and a quarter hour, but what is the benefit of five minutes or three minutes?
The student: But Egypt, O Shaykh, in all regions.
The Shaykh : Where is Egypt? Egypt, yes, he said.
The student: One hour ...
The Shaykh : One hour everywhere.
The student: I mean, the majority of the governorates are one hour...
The Shaykh : Very well.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : how much
The student: Five minutes.
The Shaykh : Five.
The student: ... the people of the Sunnah and the community have one adhan.
The Shaykh : Huh, man, be quiet, may Allah guide you. O Allah, guide us among those You have guided. May Allah guide you, O Majhoub.
The student: O Shaykh
The student: ... five minutes before the second.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... the first is five minutes before the second, we follow them ...
The Shaykh : As for me, I do not follow. If there are five minutes between them, I do not follow.
The questioner : I mean, I reject it if we have a mosque where the first adhan is called, for example, one hour before the adhan, one hour.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ... people are alone or ...?
The Shaykh : By Allah, look, if you have a situation where it does not contradict people, meaning one person calls like this and another calls like that, there is no harm. Follow what you see is closer to the truth. But if this leads to contradicting people, the general public, and perhaps it puts a question mark on the person and causes harm, praise be to Allah.
The student: O Shaykh ... absolutely.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ... absolutely.
The Shaykh : how
The student: ... the first adhan and it is called five minutes before the second.
The Shaykh : Yes, which is better for people?
The questioner : By Allah, people are not accustomed to calling the adhan twice.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, as long as they are accustomed to it.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, but the easier thing is to call two adhans with five minutes between them. The five minutes benefit people; it benefits people in attending.
The student: I mean, someone who knows that this mosque calls one adhan.
The Shaykh : Ah
The student: He comes ... for the first.
The Shaykh : Yes, I see that doing what 'Uthman recommended is better. Proceed, yes? Zaki.