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• 603Sahih al-BukhariSahih

  ذَكَرُوا النَّارَ وَالنَّاقُوسَ، فَذَكَرُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى، فَأُمِرَ بِلاَلٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الأَذَانَ وَأَنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ.

  Anas ibn Malik reported: They mentioned fire and the bell (naqus), and they mentioned the Jews and the Christians. Then Bilal was commanded to say the adhan in pairs and the iqamah singly.

• 606Sahih al-BukhariSahih

  لَمَّا كَثُرَ النَّاسُ قَالَ ـ ذَكَرُوا ـ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا وَقْتَ الصَّلاَةِ بِشَىْءٍ يَعْرِفُونَهُ، فَذَكَرُوا أَنْ يُورُوا نَارًا أَوْ يَضْرِبُوا نَاقُوسًا، فَأُمِرَ بِلاَلٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ الأَذَانَ وَأَنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ.

  Anas ibn Malik reported: When the people became many – he said – they mentioned that the time of the prayer should be made known by something they would recognize. They mentioned lighting a fire or striking a bell (naqus). Then Bilal was …

• 607Sahih al-BukhariSahih

  أُمِرَ بِلاَلٌ أَنْ يَشْفَعَ، الأَذَانَ، وَأَنْ يُوتِرَ الإِقَامَةَ. قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ فَذَكَرْتُ لأَيُّوبَ فَقَالَ إِلاَّ الإِقَامَةَ.

  Anas ibn Malik reported: Bilal was commanded to say the adhan in pairs and the iqamah singly. Isma'il said: I mentioned this to Ayyub, and he said, “Except (the words of) the iqamah.”

The journey of this hadith

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