(When the food is placed and the prayer is established) Does the intended meaning of "establishment" (iqamah) refer to the adhan?
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The questioner : We mentioned here that when the food is placed and the prayer is established, one might say that we should interpret "establishment" (iqamah) as referring to the adhan, because the iqamah was not raised with a voice that could be heard by someone outside the mosque. Also, the command to hasten to prayer is with the adhan?
The Shaykh : Did not the Messenger of Allah say:?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Did not Ibn 'Umar eat his dinner while listening to the imam's recitation? Except that we read it in half of al-Bukhari.
The questioner : Is it interpreted in this way?
The Shaykh : There is no difficulty in it. Look, if the prayer is established, if he said "when the adhan is called for prayer," that might be possible. But if the prayer is established, it is clear. If the prayer is established, there is no prayer except the obligatory one. Does that mean if the adhan is called, we do not perform the voluntary prayers?!
The Shaykh : Did not the Messenger of Allah say:
When you hear the iqamah
إذا سمعتم الإقامةThe questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Did not Ibn 'Umar eat his dinner while listening to the imam's recitation? Except that we read it in half of al-Bukhari.
The questioner : Is it interpreted in this way?
The Shaykh : There is no difficulty in it. Look, if the prayer is established, if he said "when the adhan is called for prayer," that might be possible. But if the prayer is established, it is clear. If the prayer is established, there is no prayer except the obligatory one. Does that mean if the adhan is called, we do not perform the voluntary prayers?!