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Sahih al-Bukhari

622

Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

الأَذَانِ قَبْلَ الْفَجْرِ

The adhan before dawn

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِنَّ بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ، فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يُؤَذِّنَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،. وَعَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ.ح وَحَدَّثَنِي يُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْمَرْوَزِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ،

Translation

Aishah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan.”

Other translations

Deutsch

Aischa berichtete, dass der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Bilal ruft in der Nacht zum Gebet; so esst und trinkt, bis Ibn Umm Maktum zum Gebet ruft.“

Türkçe

Âişe (r.a.), Nebî'nin ﷺ şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etti: “Bilâl geceleyin ezan okur; İbn Ümmü Mektûm ezan okuyuncaya kadar yiyin, için.”

Other versions of this report

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

  • عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنَّهُ قَالَ " إِنَّ بِلاَلاً يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ، فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يُؤَذِّنَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ ".

    Aishah reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan.”

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 · Medina'Aisha bint Abi Bakr† 57 AH · Medinaibn Umar† 74 AH · Meccaal-Qasim ibn Muhammad† 108 AH · MedinaNafie'† 119 AH · Medina'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafs† 140 AH · Medinaal-Fadl bin Musa al-Synany† 192 AHHammad bin Usamah† 201 AH · Kufaإِسْحَاقُ~ 229 AH · not yet identifiedإِسْحَاقُ~ 229 AH · not yet identifiedYusuf bin 'Isa bin Dinar† 249 AH · Merval-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. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. al-Qasim ibn Muhammadالْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

    d. 108 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafsعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. Hammad bin Usamahأَبُو أُسَامَةَ

    d. 201 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. 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. ibn Umarابْنِ عُمَرَ

    d. 74 AH / 693 CE · Makkah · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Nafie'نَافِعٍ

    d. 119 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafsعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. Hammad bin Usamahأَبُو أُسَامَةَ

    d. 201 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. 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. 'Aisha bint Abi Bakrعَائِشَةَ

    d. 57 AH / 678 CE · 17 Ramadan, Medina · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. al-Qasim ibn Muhammadالْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ

    d. 108 AH · Medinah · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. 'Ubaidullah bin 'Umar bin Hafsعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ

    d. 140 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. al-Fadl bin Musa al-Synanyالْفَضْلُ

    d. 192 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  6. Yusuf bin 'Isa bin Dinarيُوسُفُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْمَرْوَزِيُّ

    d. 249 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler