Hadith 871

It is narrated from 'Alqamah, from Ibn Buraidah, that a man from the Ansar passed by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and noticed that he was sad. The man used to gather people when he ate, but he left feeling sad because of the Prophet's sadness and abandoned his meal and the gathering. He entered the mosque to pray, and while he was in that state, he dozed off. In his dream, someone came to him and said, "Do you know why the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) is sad?" He replied, "No." The person said, "It is because of the call to prayer. Go to him and instruct him to order Bilal to call the Adhan." He then taught him the Adhan: "اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ" twice, "أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ" twice, "أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ" twice, "حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ" twice, "حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ" twice, " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ" Then he taught him the Iqamah in the same manner, adding at the end, "قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ" (the prayer has begun, the prayer has begun). The Ansari man then went and sat at the door of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Abu Bakr passed by and said, "Seek permission for me," as he had seen a similar dream. He informed the Prophet (peace be upon him) about it. Then the Ansari man sought permission and entered, informing the Prophet of what he had seen. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Abu Bakr has already informed me of the same. Then he ordered Bilal to call the Adhan in that manner." [Narrated by our Imam Abu Hanifah, and At-Tabarani narrated something similar in Al-Awsat. In the narration of Ibn Abi Shaybah and Sa'id ibn Mansur from Abu Mahdhurah, from the Prophet (peace be upon him), the Iqamah is: "اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ"