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Sahih al-Bukhari

613

Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

مَا يَقُولُ إِذَا سَمِعَ الْمُنَادِي

What one says on hearing the caller

لَمَّا قَالَ حَىَّ عَلَى الصَّلاَةِ. قَالَ لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ. وَقَالَ هَكَذَا سَمِعْنَا نَبِيَّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ.

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ رَاهَوَيْهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، نَحْوَهُ. قَالَ يَحْيَى وَحَدَّثَنِي بَعْضُ، إِخْوَانِنَا أَنَّهُ قَالَ

Translation

Mu'awiyah reported that when (the caller to prayer) said, “Come to the prayer,” he said, “There is no might and no power except with Allah.” And he said, “This is how we heard your Prophet ﷺ say it.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Mu'awiya berichtete, dass er, als (der Gebetsrufer) sagte: „Kommt zum Gebet“, sagte: „Es gibt keine Macht und keine Kraft außer bei Allah.“ Und er sagte: „So hörten wir euren Propheten ﷺ sprechen.“

Türkçe

Muâviye (r.a.), (müezzin) “Hayye ale's-salâh” deyince kendisinin “Lâ havle velâ kuvvete illâ billâh” dediğini rivayet etti ve şöyle dedi: “Nebînizi ﷺ böyle söylerken işittik.”

Other versions of this report

The same report through another chain of narration. Matched by Claude, not reviewed.

  • أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ مُعَاوِيَةَ، يَوْمًا فَقَالَ مِثْلَهُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ " وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ".

    Isa ibn Talhah reported that he heard Mu'awiyah one day, and he said the like of it (as the caller to prayer) up to his words, “And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 9 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaMu'awiya ibn Abu Sufyan† 60 AH · Medinaبَعْضُ، إِخْوَانِنَا~ 96 AH · not yet identified'Isa bin Talha bin 'Ubaidullah† 100 AH · MedinaMuhammad bin Ibrahim bin al-…† 120 AH · MedinaYahya bin Abi Kathir† 132 AH · BasraHisham bin Abi 'Abdullah al-…† 154 AH · BasraWahb bin Jarir bin Hazim bin…† 206 AH · BasraIshaq bin Rahwaya† 238 AH · Nishapural-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
  • Not yet identified
  • Second chain (taḥwīl)
Chain as a list

Main chain

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Mu'awiya ibn Abu Sufyanمعاوية بن أبي سفيان

    d. 60 AH / 680 CE · Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

    not named in this hadith

  3. 'Isa bin Talha bin 'Ubaidullahعيسى بن طلحة بن عبيد الله

    d. 100 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

    not named in this hadith

  4. Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin al-Harithمحمد بن إبراهيم بن الحارث التيمي

    d. 120 AH · Follower Tabi' 4th generation

    not named in this hadith

  5. Yahya bin Abi Kathirيَحْيَى

    d. 132 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  6. d. 154 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  7. Wahb bin Jarir bin Hazim bin Zaydوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ

    d. 206 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  8. Ishaq bin Rahwayaإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ رَاهَوَيْهِ

    d. 238 AH / 852 CE · Nisapur · 3rd Century AH 11th generation

  9. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler

Second chain (taḥwīl)

The compiler switches to a second route of narration within the isnad (sign ح).

  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Mu'awiya ibn Abu Sufyanمعاوية بن أبي سفيان

    d. 60 AH / 680 CE · Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

    not named in this hadith

  3. بَعْضُ، إِخْوَانِنَا

    not yet identified

  4. Yahya bin Abi Kathirيَحْيَى

    d. 132 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. d. 154 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation

  6. Wahb bin Jarir bin Hazim bin Zaydوَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ

    d. 206 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. Ishaq bin Rahwayaإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ رَاهَوَيْهِ

    d. 238 AH / 852 CE · Nisapur · 3rd Century AH 11th generation

  8. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler