Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Adhan before Fajr

· 29 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 30568English

Question

Can you kindly explain the origins of the Adhan before Fajr Adhan in Makkah and Madina, which is often refered to as the Adhan for Tahajud Salat.

Is it correct to refer to it as Adhan for Tahajud.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The Tahajjud Azan used to be given at the time of Nabi Sallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam. Some Ulama believe that the Tahajjud Azan is given only in Ramadan[1]. Others believe, the Tahajjud Azan is to be given throughout the year.

Consider the following two Ahadith:

“The Azan pronounced by Bilal should not stop you from taking Suhur, for he pronounces the Azan at night, so that the one offering the late night prayer (Tahajjud) from among you might hurry up and the sleeping from among you might wake up. It does not mean that dawn or morning has started.”

“Bilal pronounces Azan at night, so keep on eating and drinking (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces Azan.” Saalim (the narrator) added “He (Um Maktum) was a blind man who would not pronounce the Azan unless he was told that the day had dawned.”

It is correct to say this Azan was for Tahajjud[2].

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Immad Bin Arshad

Student Darul Iftaa
California, USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

www.daruliftaa.net

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

صحيح البخاري (1/ 127)

لاَ يَمْنَعَنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ - أَوْ أَحَدًا مِنْكُمْ - أَذَانُ بِلاَلٍ مِنْ سَحُورِهِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُؤَذِّنُ - أَوْ يُنَادِي بِلَيْلٍ - لِيَرْجِعَ قَائِمَكُمْ، وَلِيُنَبِّهَ نَائِمَكُمْ، وَلَيْسَ أَنْ يَقُولَ الفَجْرُ - أَوِ الصُّبْحُ

صحيح البخاري (3/ 172)

إِنَّ بِلاَلًا يُؤَذِّنُ بِلَيْلٍ، فَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّى يُؤَذِّنَ - أَوْ قَالَ حَتَّى تَسْمَعُوا أَذَانَ - ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ» وَكَانَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ رَجُلًا أَعْمَى، لاَ يُؤَذِّنُ حَتَّى يَقُولَ لَهُ النَّاسُ: أَصْبَحْتَ

[1] فتاوى دار العلوم زكرية ج2 ص94 زمزم

[2] فيض الباري على صحيح البخاري (2/ 218)

والثاني: هل يجوز الأذان قبل الوقت؟ فأجمع (1) كلُّهم على أن الأذان قبل الوقت لا يَجُوز إلا في الفجر، فذهب الجمهور إلى جوازه في الفجر خاصةً، وقال إمامنا الأعظم ومحمدٌ رحمهما الله تعالى: إنه لا يجوز في الفجر كما في أخواته عندهم، وتمسَّك الجمهور بحديث ابن عمر رضي الله عنه، وعائشة رضي الله عنها في تكرار الأذان، وفيه تصريحٌ بأن الأذان الأول كان قبل الوقت

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