If the voices of the mu'adhhdhins overlap, whom should one follow?
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The questioner : The description of the adhan is... according to the description of...
The Shaykh : Yes, there is scholarly disagreement on this, based on the authenticity of the hadith. The adhan, meaning its hadith, is stronger than the hadith of the iqamah. The scholars gave a reason for this, saying it is for the sake of the mu'adhhdhins, but sometimes their voices are mixed. For example, one starts with the takbir, and the other has reached the tashahhud. We see that you should follow the first one, but sometimes the one who started later overwhelms the first one, meaning his voice is closer to you and louder. So, do you switch from the first to the second? We say: if the loudness of the second one's voice causes you to lose the voice of the first, then follow the second; otherwise, continue following the first.
The questioner : Shaykh, if you enter an area and you are driving a car
The Shaykh : If
The questioner : If we enter an area
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and you are driving a car, at the beginning of the area the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and when you are in the middle of it, the second one calls the adhan
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and the voice of the first one has stopped
The Shaykh : Yes, and the second one is in the middle of the adhan
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you see in this? Do you understand his question?
The student: The second.
The Shaykh : Now the first one has stopped, so you cannot hear him. This means following him is impossible. And the second one, when you compare him or align with him, he has already started and is halfway through the adhan.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So, do we say that he follows the second one and starts, for example, with Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, until he reaches the point where the second one is, and continues with him? This is better.
The questioner : This is better, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There are five of them now.
The student: Thirteen.
The Shaykh : Oh...
The Shaykh : Yes, there is scholarly disagreement on this, based on the authenticity of the hadith. The adhan, meaning its hadith, is stronger than the hadith of the iqamah. The scholars gave a reason for this, saying it is for the sake of the mu'adhhdhins, but sometimes their voices are mixed. For example, one starts with the takbir, and the other has reached the tashahhud. We see that you should follow the first one, but sometimes the one who started later overwhelms the first one, meaning his voice is closer to you and louder. So, do you switch from the first to the second? We say: if the loudness of the second one's voice causes you to lose the voice of the first, then follow the second; otherwise, continue following the first.
The questioner : Shaykh, if you enter an area and you are driving a car
The Shaykh : If
The questioner : If we enter an area
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and you are driving a car, at the beginning of the area the mu'adhdhin calls the adhan
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and when you are in the middle of it, the second one calls the adhan
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : and the voice of the first one has stopped
The Shaykh : Yes, and the second one is in the middle of the adhan
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you see in this? Do you understand his question?
The student: The second.
The Shaykh : Now the first one has stopped, so you cannot hear him. This means following him is impossible. And the second one, when you compare him or align with him, he has already started and is halfway through the adhan.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : So, do we say that he follows the second one and starts, for example, with Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, until he reaches the point where the second one is, and continues with him? This is better.
The questioner : This is better, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : There are five of them now.
The student: Thirteen.
The Shaykh : Oh...