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Sahih al-Bukhari

685

Chapter 10 · Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Sahih

إِذَا اسْتَوَوْا فِي الْقِرَاءَةِ فَلْيَؤُمَّهُمْ أَكْبَرُهُمْ

If they are equal in recitation, let the eldest of them lead them

قَدِمْنَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ، فَلَبِثْنَا عِنْدَهُ نَحْوًا مِنْ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَحِيمًا فَقَالَ " لَوْ رَجَعْتُمْ إِلَى بِلاَدِكُمْ فَعَلَّمْتُمُوهُمْ، مُرُوهُمْ فَلْيُصَلُّوا صَلاَةَ كَذَا فِي حِينِ كَذَا، وَصَلاَةَ كَذَا فِي حِينِ كَذَا، وَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ، وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ ".

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حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ

Translation

Malik ibn al-Huwayrith reported: We came to the Prophet ﷺ when we were young men, and we stayed with him about twenty nights. The Prophet ﷺ was merciful, and he said, “If only you would return to your lands and teach them! Order them to pray such-and-such a prayer at such-and-such a time, and such-and-such a prayer at such-and-such a time. And when (the time of) the prayer comes, let one of you call the adhan for you, and let the eldest of you lead you in prayer.”

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Deutsch

Malik ibn al-Huwairith berichtete: Wir kamen zum Propheten ﷺ, als wir junge Männer waren, und blieben etwa zwanzig Nächte bei ihm. Der Prophet ﷺ war barmherzig, und er sagte: „Würdet ihr doch in eure Länder zurückkehren und sie lehren! Befehlt ihnen, dass sie das Gebet soundso zu der und der Zeit verrichten und das Gebet soundso zu der und der Zeit. Und wenn (die Zeit für) das Gebet kommt, soll einer von euch für euch zum Gebet rufen, und der Älteste von euch soll euch (im Gebet) vorstehen.“

Türkçe

Mâlik b. Huveyris (r.a.) şöyle rivayet etti: Biz gençler olarak Nebî'nin ﷺ yanına geldik ve yanında yirmi gece kadar kaldık. Nebî ﷺ çok merhametliydi. Şöyle buyurdu: “Keşke memleketlerinize dönüp onlara öğretseniz! Onlara emredin, şu namazı şu vakitte, şu namazı şu vakitte kılsınlar. Namaz (vakti) gelince biriniz size ezan okusun, en yaşlınız da size imam olsun.”

Other versions of this report

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

  • أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ قَوْمِي فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً، وَكَانَ رَحِيمًا رَفِيقًا، فَلَمَّا رَأَى شَوْقَنَا إِلَى أَهَالِينَا قَالَ " ارْجِعُوا فَكُونُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَصَلُّوا، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ ".

    Malik ibn al-Huwayrith reported: I came to the Prophet ﷺ with a group of my people, and we stayed with him for twenty nights. He was merciful and kind, and when he saw our longing for our families, he said, “Go back and be among them …

  • أَتَيْنَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ شَبَبَةٌ مُتَقَارِبُونَ، فَأَقَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا وَلَيْلَةً، وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَحِيمًا رَفِيقًا، فَلَمَّا ظَنَّ أَنَّا قَدِ اشْتَهَيْنَا أَهْلَنَا أَوْ قَدِ اشْتَقْنَا سَأَلَنَا عَمَّنْ تَرَكْنَا بَعْدَنَا فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ قَالَ " ارْجِعُوا إِلَى أَهْلِيكُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا فِيهِمْ وَعَلِّمُوهُمْ وَمُرُوهُمْ ـ وَذَكَرَ أَشْيَاءَ أَحْفَظُهَا أَوْ لاَ أَحْفَظُهَا ـ وَصَلُّوا كَمَا رَأَيْتُمُونِي أُصَلِّي، فَإِذَا حَضَرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ أَكْبَرُكُمْ ".

    Malik ibn al-Huwayrith reported: We came to the Prophet ﷺ, young men of about the same age, and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was merciful and kind. When he thought that we were longing for our …

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)Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani† 131 AH · BasraHammad bin Zayd† 179 AH · BasraSulaiman bin Harb† 224 AH · Meccaal-Bukhari† 256 AH · Samarqand
  • Prophet ﷺ
  • Companions (Sahaba)
  • Successors (Tabiʿun)
  • Successors of the Successors
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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. Ayoub al-Sakhtiyaniأَيُّوبَ

    d. 131 AH · Basra · Follower Tabi' 5th generation

  5. Hammad bin Zaydحَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ

    d. 179 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 8th generation

  6. Sulaiman bin Harbسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ

    d. 224 AH · Succ. Taba' Tabi' 9th generation

  7. al-Bukhariالبخاري

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