A blast is sounded in some large mosques before the adhan to announce that the time is near?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. In some very large mosques in the Haram, a blast is sounded before every prayer, about a quarter of an hour before.
The Shaykh : I wish you had not said that. This is like the trumpet of the Jews. What do the Jews do with the trumpet? They blow it, but they do not intend to announce that a third of an hour remains or that the time is near. They intend to test the equipment. So do not think that this means the adhan is near. No, the intention is to test the equipment.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : That is the intention. They do not intend at all that the adhan is near, because if they intended that the adhan is near, it would mean they are calling to prayer with the trumpet. And how many times? The trumpet adhan, the first adhan, and the second adhan. This is certainly not the intention. I do not think they intend to announce that the time is near.
The questioner : This second adhan is a Shari'ah adhan...?
The Shaykh : Yes, but on the condition, as we told you, that it is in the form from which benefit is derived, then it is a Shari'ah adhan that is followed.
The Shaykh : I wish you had not said that. This is like the trumpet of the Jews. What do the Jews do with the trumpet? They blow it, but they do not intend to announce that a third of an hour remains or that the time is near. They intend to test the equipment. So do not think that this means the adhan is near. No, the intention is to test the equipment.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : That is the intention. They do not intend at all that the adhan is near, because if they intended that the adhan is near, it would mean they are calling to prayer with the trumpet. And how many times? The trumpet adhan, the first adhan, and the second adhan. This is certainly not the intention. I do not think they intend to announce that the time is near.
The questioner : This second adhan is a Shari'ah adhan...?
The Shaykh : Yes, but on the condition, as we told you, that it is in the form from which benefit is derived, then it is a Shari'ah adhan that is followed.