If one delays the Zuhr prayer, should the adhan be called at the beginning of the time or postponed?

The questioner : His EminenceThe Shaykh : If we wish to delay the prayer, specifically the Zuhr prayer, should the adhan be called at the beginning of the time or postponed?

The Shaykh : If one wishes to delay the Zuhr prayer, the adhan is postponed. This is because it is established in Sahih al-Bukhari that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey, and the mu'adhdhin stood up to call the adhan. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then he stood up to call the adhan, and he said: Then he stood up to call the adhan, and he said: Then he allowed him to call it in the third or fourth attempt. He said, "When the shadow of a thing equaled its height, or he said, 'the hill's shadow equaled its height,' the mu'adhdhin called the adhan." This indicates that the delay is postponed, and it is not as some people do, delaying the adhan by half an hour from the custom, not delaying until it is close to the time of the 'Asr prayer.