Explanation of the Book of the Adhan-01b
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The Reciter: Isma'il ibn Rahawayh narrated to us, saying: Wahb ibn Jarir narrated to us, saying: Hisham narrated to us from Yahya, to the same effect. Yahya said: Some of our brothers told me that he said: When he said "Hayya 'ala al-salah" (Come to prayer), he said "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah). He said: This is how we heard your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say it.
The Shaykh : In this chapter is what one says when he hears the caller, meaning the caller to prayer, who is the mu'adhdhin. Then he mentioned the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "When you hear the call, say what the mu'adhdhin says." The reason the mu'adhdhin is mentioned is that one only follows the mu'adhdhin. As for the mu'aqqim, there is a concern regarding the authenticity of the report concerning him, both from the perspective of its narrators and the continuity of its chain. As for the adhan, it is established, and there is no doubt that a person says what the mu'adhdhin says. This is the benefit of the explicit pronoun in the phrase "what he says." The apparent meaning of the hadith "When you hear the call" includes the call that is heard, even if there are multiple calls. It includes the call that is heard, even if there are multiple calls. The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) said likewise that one responds to the second, third, and fourth mu'adhdhin, unless he has already performed the prayer for which the call is being made. They reasoned that he is not required by this call. However, the apparent meaning of the hadith is general, because even if I have already performed it, the hadith did not restrict it. Then he mentioned that a person is rewarded for it. And his statement "say what the mu'adhdhin says" excludes what came in the other narration, that in "Hayya 'ala al-salah" one says "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah), and likewise in "Hayya 'ala al-falah" (Come to success), one does not say what the mu'adhdhin says. This is because the mu'adhdhin is calling "Hayya 'ala al-salah," meaning "Come," and "Hayya 'ala al-falah," meaning "Come." It is not appropriate for you to say "Hayya 'ala al-salah" and "Hayya 'ala al-falah" because if you call him while he is calling you, there is a conflict. But you say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah), as if your tongue is saying: I have responded, but I am asking Allah for help and entrusting the matter to Him, so I say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah). Accordingly, this phrase or this word becomes a word of seeking help, not a word of seeking refuge. The apparent meaning of this hadith is that if the mu'adhdhin says in the Fajr adhan "Al-salah khayrun min al-nawm" (Prayer is better than sleep), you say "Al-salah khayrun min al-nawm" (Prayer is better than sleep), because only the two "Hayya" phrases were excluded. And in the chain of the second hadith, it says "Some of our brothers told me," "Some of our brothers told me." What do you have in the explanation regarding who he is?
The Reciter: You did not mention it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ...
The Reciter: ... O Shaykh, at the beginning of the research, or not?
The student: ...
The Reciter: He said "Some of our brothers told me," Yahya said "Some of our brothers told me." Yes, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In this chapter is what one says when he hears the caller, meaning the caller to prayer, who is the mu'adhdhin. Then he mentioned the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "When you hear the call, say what the mu'adhdhin says." The reason the mu'adhdhin is mentioned is that one only follows the mu'adhdhin. As for the mu'aqqim, there is a concern regarding the authenticity of the report concerning him, both from the perspective of its narrators and the continuity of its chain. As for the adhan, it is established, and there is no doubt that a person says what the mu'adhdhin says. This is the benefit of the explicit pronoun in the phrase "what he says." The apparent meaning of the hadith "When you hear the call" includes the call that is heard, even if there are multiple calls. It includes the call that is heard, even if there are multiple calls. The jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) said likewise that one responds to the second, third, and fourth mu'adhdhin, unless he has already performed the prayer for which the call is being made. They reasoned that he is not required by this call. However, the apparent meaning of the hadith is general, because even if I have already performed it, the hadith did not restrict it. Then he mentioned that a person is rewarded for it. And his statement "say what the mu'adhdhin says" excludes what came in the other narration, that in "Hayya 'ala al-salah" one says "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah), and likewise in "Hayya 'ala al-falah" (Come to success), one does not say what the mu'adhdhin says. This is because the mu'adhdhin is calling "Hayya 'ala al-salah," meaning "Come," and "Hayya 'ala al-falah," meaning "Come." It is not appropriate for you to say "Hayya 'ala al-salah" and "Hayya 'ala al-falah" because if you call him while he is calling you, there is a conflict. But you say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah), as if your tongue is saying: I have responded, but I am asking Allah for help and entrusting the matter to Him, so I say "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" (There is no power nor strength except with Allah). Accordingly, this phrase or this word becomes a word of seeking help, not a word of seeking refuge. The apparent meaning of this hadith is that if the mu'adhdhin says in the Fajr adhan "Al-salah khayrun min al-nawm" (Prayer is better than sleep), you say "Al-salah khayrun min al-nawm" (Prayer is better than sleep), because only the two "Hayya" phrases were excluded. And in the chain of the second hadith, it says "Some of our brothers told me," "Some of our brothers told me." What do you have in the explanation regarding who he is?
The Reciter: You did not mention it, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : How?
The student: ...
The Reciter: ... O Shaykh, at the beginning of the research, or not?
The student: ...
The Reciter: He said "Some of our brothers told me," Yahya said "Some of our brothers told me." Yes, O Shaykh.