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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

الاِسْتِهَامِ فِي الأَذَانِ

Drawing lots for the adhan

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا عَلَيْهِ لاَسْتَهَمُوا، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ لاَسْتَبَقُوا إِلَيْهِ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا ".

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ سُمَىٍّ، مَوْلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ،

Translation

Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “If the people knew what is in the call to prayer and the first row, and then found no way but to draw lots for it, they would draw lots. If they knew what is in going early (to the prayer), they would race to it. And if they knew what is in al-'atamah and the dawn prayer, they would come to them even if crawling.”

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Deutsch

Abu Huraira berichtete, dass der Gesandte Allahs ﷺ sagte: „Wüssten die Leute, was im Gebetsruf und in der ersten Reihe liegt, und fänden sie dann keinen anderen Weg, als darum zu losen, so würden sie darum losen. Und wüssten sie, was im frühen Gehen (zum Gebet) liegt, so würden sie darum wetteifern. Und wüssten sie, was in al-Atama (dem Nachtgebet) und im Morgengebet liegt, so würden sie zu beiden kommen, und sei es kriechend.“

Türkçe

Ebû Hüreyre (r.a.), Resûlullah'ın ﷺ şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etti: “İnsanlar ezanda ve ilk safta ne (sevap) olduğunu bilseler, sonra da kura çekmekten başka yol bulamasalar, mutlaka kura çekerlerdi. (Namaza) erken gitmede ne olduğunu bilseler, onda yarışırlardı. Atame ve sabah namazlarında ne olduğunu bilseler, emekleyerek de olsa onlara gelirlerdi.”

Other versions of this report

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

  • أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ".ثُمَّ قَالَ " الشُّهَدَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ الْمَطْعُونُ، وَالْمَبْطُونُ، وَالْغَرِيقُ، وَصَاحِبُ الْهَدْمِ، وَالشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ". وَقَالَ " لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا لاَسْتَهَمُوا عَلَيْهِ ". " وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ لاَسْتَبَقُوا إِلَيْهِ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا ".

    Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “While a man was walking along a road, he found a thorny branch on the road and moved it aside. Allah thanked him for it and forgave him.” Then he said, “The martyrs are five: the …

  • أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ".ثُمَّ قَالَ " الشُّهَدَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ الْمَطْعُونُ، وَالْمَبْطُونُ، وَالْغَرِيقُ، وَصَاحِبُ الْهَدْمِ، وَالشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ". وَقَالَ " لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا لاَسْتَهَمُوا عَلَيْهِ ". " وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ لاَسْتَبَقُوا إِلَيْهِ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا ".

    Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “While a man was walking along a road, he found a thorny branch on the road and moved it aside. Allah thanked him for it and forgave him.” Then he said, “The martyrs are five: the …

  • أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْنَمَا رَجُلٌ يَمْشِي بِطَرِيقٍ وَجَدَ غُصْنَ شَوْكٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَأَخَّرَهُ، فَشَكَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ، فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ".ثُمَّ قَالَ " الشُّهَدَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ الْمَطْعُونُ، وَالْمَبْطُونُ، وَالْغَرِيقُ، وَصَاحِبُ الْهَدْمِ، وَالشَّهِيدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ". وَقَالَ " لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا لاَسْتَهَمُوا عَلَيْهِ ". " وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ لاَسْتَبَقُوا إِلَيْهِ، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا ".

    Abu Hurairah reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “While a man was walking along a road, he found a thorny branch on the road and moved it aside. Allah thanked him for it and forgave him.” Then he said, “The martyrs are five: the …

  • قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : الشُّهَدَاءُ الْغَرِقُ وَالْمَطْعُونُ وَالْمَبْطُونُ وَالْهَدِمُ. وَقَالَ " وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ لاَسْتَبَقُوا {إِلَيْهِ} وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ لاَسْتَهَمُوا ".

    Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The martyrs are: the one who drowns, the one who dies of plague, the one who dies of a disease of the belly, and the one who is crushed under a collapsed building.” And he said, “If they knew …

  • قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : الشُّهَدَاءُ الْغَرِقُ وَالْمَطْعُونُ وَالْمَبْطُونُ وَالْهَدِمُ. وَقَالَ " وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي التَّهْجِيرِ لاَسْتَبَقُوا {إِلَيْهِ} وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الْعَتَمَةِ وَالصُّبْحِ لأَتَوْهُمَا وَلَوْ حَبْوًا، وَلَوْ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي الصَّفِّ الْمُقَدَّمِ لاَسْتَهَمُوا ".

    Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “The martyrs are: the one who drowns, the one who dies of plague, the one who dies of a disease of the belly, and the one who is crushed under a collapsed building.” And he said, “If they knew …

The journey of this hadith

From Medina to Samarqand – over 245 years and 7 stations this text was passed on, mouth to ear, teacher to student.

256AH

al-Bukhari · Samarqand

050100150200250The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ† 11 AH · MedinaAbu Hurairah† 59 AH · MedinaDhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman a…† 101 AH · KufaSami Maula Abi Bakr bin 'Abd…† 130 AH · MedinaImam Maalik† 179 AH · Medina'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysi† 218 AH · Egyptal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
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Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Abu Hurairahأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

    d. 59 AH / 681 CE · Medinah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Dhakwan Abu Salah al-Saman al-Ziyatأَبِي صَالِحٍ

    d. 101 AH · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. d. 130 AH · Follower Tabi' 6th generation

  5. Imam Maalikمَالِكٌ

    d. 179 AH / 795 CE · Medina · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 7th generation Maliki

  6. 'Abdullah bin Yusuf al-Tunaysiعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ

    d. 218 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler