Is the second adhan for the Friday prayer permissible, given that some of the brothers say it is a religious innovation?
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The questioner : Is the second adhan for the Friday prayer permissible or not, given that some of the brothers say it is a religious innovation? Please clarify this for us, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : The second adhan on Friday is a recommended practice without doubt, and I do not know of anyone who has differed on this. As for the first adhan, which comes before this one, it was established by the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). The recommended practice of the Rightly Guided Caliph is to be followed, by the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) when he said:.
If someone were to ask: How do we act upon this when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not act upon it?
We say: We act upon it because this is from the independent legal reasoning of one whose recommended practice is to be followed, namely the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). There is nothing in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that contradicts it. The reason for adding this adhan during the time of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not exist during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Bilal would call the adhan before Fajr in Ramadan, not for Fajr, but to wake up the sleeper and return the one who was standing in prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:.
The conclusion is that the second adhan for Friday is prescribed without doubt or issue, and it existed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). As for the first adhan, it is from the recommended practice of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and 'Umar is one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs whose recommended practice is to be followed.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The second adhan on Friday is a recommended practice without doubt, and I do not know of anyone who has differed on this. As for the first adhan, which comes before this one, it was established by the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). The recommended practice of the Rightly Guided Caliph is to be followed, by the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) when he said:
Hold fast to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs after me. Adhere to it and grip it with your teeth.
عليكم بسنتي وسنة الخلفاء الراشدين المهديين من بعدي، تمسكوا بها وعضوا عليها بالنواجذIf someone were to ask: How do we act upon this when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) did not act upon it?
We say: We act upon it because this is from the independent legal reasoning of one whose recommended practice is to be followed, namely the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). There is nothing in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) that contradicts it. The reason for adding this adhan during the time of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not exist during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family).
It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that Bilal would call the adhan before Fajr in Ramadan, not for Fajr, but to wake up the sleeper and return the one who was standing in prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:
Indeed, Bilal calls the adhan at night so that your standing [in prayer] may return and your sleeping may be woken. So eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he does not call the adhan until Fajr appears.
إن بلالاً يؤذن بليل ليرجع قائمكم ويوقظ نائمكم، فكلوا واشربوا حتى تسمعوا أذان ابن أم مكتوم فإنه لا يؤذن حتى يطلع الفجرThe conclusion is that the second adhan for Friday is prescribed without doubt or issue, and it existed during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). As for the first adhan, it is from the recommended practice of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and 'Umar is one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs whose recommended practice is to be followed.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O honorable Shaykh.