Explanation of the Book of the Adhan-01a
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The reader: Abdullah ibn Yusuf narrated to us, saying: Malik informed us from Abu al-Zinad from al-A'raj from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 670Sahih (Darussalam)
The Shaykh : Thawiba
The reader: In our copy, it is with an open 'ha' (fathah), O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, it is thawiba.
The reader:Muwatta Malik 3:6 In our copy, it is yakhthuru, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In our copy, it is "qada al-thawib" with a dal, "qadi al-thawib," and this is consistent with his statement "when it is thawiba."
The reader: Meaning, until when it is finished.
The Shaykh : Yes, in one copy it is "if qada al-thawib," and I say this is the consistency with his statement "when it is thawiba" for the prayer.
The reader: Shall I read, O Shaykh, "until he flits" in our copy, "until he flits" (yakhthuru)?
The Shaykh : Yakhthiru, in our copy, no, not "until he flits" (yakhthuru), but "until he flits" (yakhthiru).
The student: In our copy, it is yakhthir.
The Shaykh : Fine, and in one copy it is yakhthuru, meaning the 'ta' has two dialects.
The reader:Sahih al-Bukhari 608.
The Shaykh : In this hadith, there is an explanation of the virtue of the adhan and that it is a cause for driving away the Shayatins, because the Shaytan turns away and passes wind. This passing of wind is because he cannot control himself, just as a human being, when struck by panic, either passes wind if there is gas in the rectum, or urinates, or something else happens. So he is terrified by the adhan and turns away, passing wind. From this hadith, it is understood that the Shaytan hears and that he flees from the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, he is described as al-Khanas, the one who retreats at the remembrance, and that he is hollow, because wind and passing of wind do not occur except from something hollow. This is also indicated by the fact that he eats and drinks, and he cannot eat and drink unless he is hollow. As for the angels, reports have come that they are solid and do not have hollows, because they do not eat or drink, but they are nourished by the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is nourishment for one for whom it is a source of comfort. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he forbade continuous fasting, they said: "You fast continuously." He said:"Her stories of your remembrance occupy her *** From drink and distract her from food"
Meaning, the stories of his beloved distract him from food and drink. So likewise, the comfort of a person in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) distracts him from eating and drinking. For this reason, the angels (peace be upon them) do not eat or drink, and for this reason, Allah did not create hollows for them.
When the call for the prayer is given, the Shaitan takes to his heels, passing wind loudly so that he will not hear the call to prayer. When the call to prayer is finished, he comes back. And when the Iqamah is said, he again takes to his heels
إذا نودي للصلاة أدبر الشيطان وله ضراط حتى لا يسمع التأذين فإذا قضى النداء أقبل حتى إذا ثَوَب بالصلاة أدبرThe Shaykh : Thawiba
The reader: In our copy, it is with an open 'ha' (fathah), O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : No, it is thawiba.
The reader:
until, when the iqama is said, he retreats again. When the iqama is completed, he comes back, until he comes
حتى إذا ثُوِب بالصلاة أدبر حتى إذا قضى التثويب أقبل حتى يخطرThe Shaykh : In our copy, it is "qada al-thawib" with a dal, "qadi al-thawib," and this is consistent with his statement "when it is thawiba."
The reader: Meaning, until when it is finished.
The Shaykh : Yes, in one copy it is "if qada al-thawib," and I say this is the consistency with his statement "when it is thawiba" for the prayer.
The reader: Shall I read, O Shaykh, "until he flits" in our copy, "until he flits" (yakhthuru)?
The Shaykh : Yakhthiru, in our copy, no, not "until he flits" (yakhthuru), but "until he flits" (yakhthiru).
The student: In our copy, it is yakhthir.
The Shaykh : Fine, and in one copy it is yakhthuru, meaning the 'ta' has two dialects.
The reader:
he returns again till he whispers into the heart of the person (to divert his attention from his prayer) and makes him remember things which he does not recall to his mind before the prayer and that causes him to forget how much he has prayed.
أقبل حتى يخطُرَ بين المرء ونفسه يقول اذكر كذا اذكر كذا لما لم يكن يذكر حتى يظل الرجل لا يدري كم صلىThe Shaykh : In this hadith, there is an explanation of the virtue of the adhan and that it is a cause for driving away the Shayatins, because the Shaytan turns away and passes wind. This passing of wind is because he cannot control himself, just as a human being, when struck by panic, either passes wind if there is gas in the rectum, or urinates, or something else happens. So he is terrified by the adhan and turns away, passing wind. From this hadith, it is understood that the Shaytan hears and that he flees from the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, he is described as al-Khanas, the one who retreats at the remembrance, and that he is hollow, because wind and passing of wind do not occur except from something hollow. This is also indicated by the fact that he eats and drinks, and he cannot eat and drink unless he is hollow. As for the angels, reports have come that they are solid and do not have hollows, because they do not eat or drink, but they are nourished by the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And the remembrance of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is nourishment for one for whom it is a source of comfort. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he forbade continuous fasting, they said: "You fast continuously." He said:
I am not like you. My Lord feeds me and gives me drink.
إني لست كهيئتكم ، إني أبي عند ربي يطعمني ويسقينMeaning, the stories of his beloved distract him from food and drink. So likewise, the comfort of a person in the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) distracts him from eating and drinking. For this reason, the angels (peace be upon them) do not eat or drink, and for this reason, Allah did not create hollows for them.