Hadith 867

It is narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Zayd Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) was concerned about how to call people to prayer. He even considered appointing men to stand on high places and signal to the people when it was time for prayer. Then, in a dream, I saw a man wearing two green garments standing on the wall of the mosque, calling out: "الله أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ" four times, "أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا الله" twice, "أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ الله مَرَّتَيْنِ" twice, "حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ" twice, "حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ" twice, and then " الله أَكْبَرُ الله أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ". Then he stood up for Iqamah and repeated the same, adding at the end, "قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ" (the prayer has begun, the prayer has begun). I informed the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) about this, and he said, "Go and teach it to Bilal." I did so, and when Bilal called the Adhan, the people rushed to the mosque, not knowing what had happened. 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) came and said, "If I had not been preceded, I would have informed you that I saw the same thing in a dream." [Narrated by Abu Ash-Shaikh, and similar narrations were narrated by Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud, and Ahmad] Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Khuzaymah, and Al-Bukhari authenticated what Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi in ʾIlal.