Ahmad added at the end of it the story of Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) saying in the Fajr adhan: "Prayer is better than sleep."

The Shaykh : Then he said: "Ahmad added at the end of it the story of Bilal saying in the Fajr adhan:

The prayer is better than sleep

الصلاة خير من النوم

Sunan Ibn Majah 716Da'if (Darussalam)

" This adhan, this phrase, is said specifically in the Fajr adhan because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Bilal to say it. He said: the second, or he said: the first, the first, yes, so he used to say it (may Allah be pleased with him). This is like a confirmation of his saying: It was only added to the Fajr adhan because it is the norm for people to be sleeping, so this was added as a confirmation. But when is it said? It is said after not after the completion of the adhan, as indicated by the context in other hadiths that the author (may Allah have mercy on him) did not mention. Know that the wording of the hadith is: So some people assumed that the intended meaning is the first adhan, which is at the end of the night, so they would give the adhan at the end of the night and say: They erred in understanding and erred in application, because the first adhan is reserved for the iqamah (the second call, immediately before prayer), for the iqamah is called an adhan, and the adhan before the dawn enters is not for the Fajr prayer, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) explicitly stated when he said: So it is not for the prayer. And because the adhan for the prayer does not occur except after the time has entered, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: or he said: So the adhan that occurs before Fajr is not for the Fajr prayer. This is one of the things we always point out: that some people understand from the texts what is not intended, and the Ummah (the Muslim community) acts contrary to their understanding, then they single out this understanding in practice and application, thereby contradicting the people. They are excused because they are exercising independent legal reasoning (ijtihad), but it is not permissible to rush into what contradicts what the people are doing until the truth becomes clearly evident. Then, at that point, the truth is obligatory. Now, his saying: But is it better than buying and selling and trade? So why did he say: ? Because of the appropriateness of the situation, because of the appropriateness of the situation. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said regarding the Friday prayer: meaning it is better for you than trade. So for every occasion, there is a specific statement. " And Ibn Khuzaymah narrated from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

It is from the Sunnah that when the Mu'adhadhin says [in the first Adhan of] Fajr (prayer time): 'Haiya 'alal-Falah (Come to the success)', he says (also) 'as-Salatu khairun minan-nawm (Prayer is better than sleep).'

من السنة إذا قال المؤذن في الفجر : حي على الفلاح قال : الصلاة خير من النوم

Bulugh al-Maram 2:34

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This is an explanation of its place, and we have mentioned that it is to be said after he says: .