The saying, "Do not pray in your dwellings," you said it is after the adhan, and in the hadith of 'Utban: (So he ordered the mu'adhdhin that when he reached "Hayya 'ala al-salah," he said, "Say: Pray in your dwellings") How is this reconciled?

The questioner : We mentioned previously that "Pray in your dwellings" is after the adhan, because we do not drop any part of the adhan phrases. Here, however, a part of the adhan phrases was dropped.

The Shaykh : It is explicit.

The questioner : He said, "So when he reached 'Hayya 'ala al-salah,' he said, 'Say: Pray in your dwellings.'"

The Shaykh : I mean, but did he say "Say it after that"?

The questioner : He said, "Say it in its place."

The Shaykh : We do not know for certain; there is a possibility. Whoever looks at the generality of the adhan says that it is obligatory to complete it, then say "Pray in your dwellings," or after saying "Hayya 'ala al-salah," say "Pray in your dwellings." And whoever looks at the meaning says that "Hayya 'ala al-salah" means "Come to it in its place." He said, "Make it a substitute for it." And "Hayya 'ala al-salah" does not necessarily mean coming to the place; it can mean "Hayya 'ala al-salah" as in the iqamah, where "Hayya 'ala al-salah" is for the iqamah.

The questioner : And what is closer?

The Shaykh : I mentioned to you the answer a little while ago: it is this or that, and Allah knows best.