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Sahih al-Bukhari

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Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

اثْنَانِ فَمَا فَوْقَهُمَا جَمَاعَةٌ

Two or more are a congregation

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَأَذِّنَا وَأَقِيمَا، ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ".

Show the chain of narration (Arabic)

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ،

Translation

Malik ibn al-Huwayrith reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, “When the time for prayer comes, both of you call the adhan and the iqamah, and then let the elder of you two lead you in prayer.”

Translator’s note: The address is to Malik and his companion.

Other translations

Deutsch

Malik ibn al-Huwairith berichtete, dass der Prophet ﷺ sagte: „Wenn die Gebetszeit kommt, dann ruft ihr beide zum Gebet und sprecht die Iqama, dann soll der Ältere von euch beiden euch vorbeten.“

Translator’s note: Die Anrede gilt Malik und seinem Begleiter.

Türkçe

Mâlik b. Huveyris (r.a.), Nebî'nin ﷺ şöyle buyurduğunu rivayet etti: “Namaz vakti gelince ikiniz ezan okuyun ve kamet getirin; sonra ikinizden yaşça büyük olanınız size imam olsun.”

Translator’s note: Hitap, Mâlik'e ve arkadaşınadır.

Other versions of this report

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

  • أَتَى رَجُلاَنِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُرِيدَانِ السَّفَرَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِذَا أَنْتُمَا خَرَجْتُمَا فَأَذِّنَا ثُمَّ أَقِيمَا ثُمَّ لِيَؤُمَّكُمَا أَكْبَرُكُمَا ".

    Malik ibn al-Huwayrith reported: Two men who intended to travel came to the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ said, “When you both set out, call the adhan, then call the iqamah, then let the elder of you lead you in prayer.”

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 · MedinaMalik bin al-Hwyrth† 74 AH · BasraAbu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Za…† 104 AH · Syria (al-Sham)Khalid bin Mahran al-Hadha'† 141 AH · Syria (al-Sham)Yazid bin Zari'† 182 AH · BasraMasdad bin Masrhad† 228 AH · Basraal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
  • Later scholars
  • Compiler
Chain as a list
  1. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺرسول الله ﷺ
  2. Malik bin al-Hwyrthمَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ

    d. 74 AH · Comp. RA 1st Generation

  3. Abu Qalaba, 'Abdullah bin Zayd al-Jarmiأَبِي قِلاَبَةَ

    d. 104 AH · Syria · Follower Tabi' 3rd Generation

  4. d. 141 AH · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. Yazid bin Zari'يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ

    d. 182 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. Masdad bin Masrhadمُسَدَّدٌ

    d. 228 AH · 3rd Century AH 10th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

    Compiler