Sunnah Of Azan Based On Dreams Of Sahaba
It is Prophet Muhammad (sws) alone who in this world is the sole source of religion. It is only through him that man can receive divine guidance and it is only he who, through his words , deeds or tacit approvals , has the authority to regard something as part of Islam until the Day of Judgement. Therefore, when some companion(s) saw dream in this regard and Prophet Muhammad (sws) approved it and intitiated it through his approval, it will be considered as religion. It doesn’t matter how it was initiated, what matters is that whatever is initiated through words, deeds and approvals of Prophet Muhammad (sws) as religion is done so under divine command. Azan falls under bigger Sunnah of Salah which has always remained a part of Sunnah of all prophets with Azan being a way to call for the prayers. It is possible that a certain way to call for prayers had existed for all the previous nations as well, but this specific wording of Azan was inititated through Prophet Muhammad (sws) after his approval. Following is what Ghamidi Sahab writes regarding Adhan : “ According to a dream seen by the Companions (rta) regarding the adhan mentioned in various narratives and as per which the Prophet (sws) directed them to say the adhan and the iqamah, the words of the adhan have been repeated in the following manner ( https://sunnah.com/abudawud:499 ) : اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ؛اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ ، اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ ؛ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ ، اَشْهَدُ اَنَّمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ ؛حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلوةِ ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلوةِ ؛ حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ؛ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ؛لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ Thus it has been reported that in the times of the Prophet (sws), the words of adhan were generally repeated twice . ( https://sunnah.com/bukhari:605 ) Abu Mahdhurah reports that when the Prophet (sws) taught him the adhan, he said: You should say ( https://sunnah.com/abudawud:503 ): اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ؛اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلَاَّ اللهَُ ، اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ ؛ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ ، اَشْهَدُ اَنَّمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ Then repeat : اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ ، اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ ؛ اَشْهَدُ اَنَّمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ ، اَشْهَدُ اَنْمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ Then say : حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلوةِ ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلوةِ ؛ حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ ؛ اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ، اللهُ اَكْبَرُ ؛لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ He also reports: “The Prophet (sws) asked me to say اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهَُ andاَشْهَدُ اَنَّمُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ twice in a low tone and twice loudly. He also said that in the fajr prayer, say : الصَّلوةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ النَّوْمِ، الصَّلوةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ النَّوْمِ ( the prayer is better than sleep ) after حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ. ” ( https://sunnah.com/abudawud:500 ). (Excerpt from Meezan: Javed Ahmed Ghamidi) (English Rendering by Dr. Shehzad Saleem) __ Please also refer to the video below from 5:35 to 10:31 https://youtu.be/2bOfipnm8do?t=335 Alternative Link : ilm-o-Hikmat 16-08-2020