300 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his predawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he gives the adhan, only so that the one of you who is praying may return and the one who is sleeping…
أحمد 3717SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to him, "Do not call the adhan until the dawn becomes clear to you like this," and he stretched out his hands horizontally.
أبو داود 534DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan." He then added, "He was a blind man who would not call the adhan until it was said to him, 'Morning has come, morning has…
الأعظمي 1872SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan, eat and drink. But when Bilal calls the adhan, do not eat or drink." Sometimes one of us would still have part of her pre-dawn meal left, so she would say to Bilal, "Wait…
الأعظمي 4368SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night," or, "Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 5424SahihI said to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, "I want to spend the night at your home so I may pray as you pray." He replied, "You will not be able to endure my prayer." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ rose to perform ghusl, screening himself with a…
أحمد 21503DaifI used to call the adhan during the time of the Prophet ﷺ for the dawn prayer, and when I said, "Hayya ala al-falah," I would say, "Prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep," in the first adhan.
أحمد 15378SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had intended to have two pieces of wood made that could be struck together to gather the people for prayer. Then Abdullah bin Zayd Ansari, of the clan of Harith bin Khazraj, saw two pieces of wood in a dream, and he…
مالك 152DaifThe Prophet ﷺ consulted the people about how to summon them to prayer. They suggested a horn, but he disliked it because of its association with the Jews. They then suggested a bell, but he disliked it because of its association with the…
ابن ماجه 707DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night to wake those of you who are sleeping and to bring back those of you who are standing in prayer. It is not meant to indicate this," meaning the break of dawn.
النسائي 642SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan during the night, so eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum." The narrator added that Ibn Umm Maktum was a blind man who could not see, and he would not call the adhan…
أحمد 6051SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum makes the call." Then he added, "He was a blind man who would not make the call until he was told, 'Morning has come, morning has come.'"
الأعظمي 1888SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 4551SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Eat and drink until Bilal calls the adhan."
الأعظمي 4363SahihBilal would call the adhan when the sun had passed its zenith.
أحمد 21017HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by the call of Bilal," or he said, "by his adhan, for he calls out," or he said, "he gives the adhan, only so that the one praying among you may return, not to indicate" —…
البخاري 5298SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 5852SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 5285SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night to wake those of you who are sleeping and to send back those of you who are praying. The dawn is not when it appears like this," and he gestured with his palm, "but the dawn is when it…
النسائي 2172SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Ibn Umm Maktum," or "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Bilal," or "Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan." There was scarcely any time between the two except that one would finish calling the adhan and the…
أحمد 27441SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Ibn Maktum calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Bilal calls the adhan, for Bilal does not call it until he sees the dawn."
الأعظمي 1875SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum makes his call." Then the narrator added, "He was a blind man who would not call until it was said to him, 'Morning has come, morning has…
الأعظمي 4361SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan while it is still night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls."
مالك 166SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan." She said, "I do not recall it being more than the time it took for one to come down and the other to go up."
أحمد 24168SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan while it is still night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum makes the call." The narrator added that Ibn Umm Maktum was a blind man who would not make the call until he was told,…
مالك 167SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 5316SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Bilal, "Bilal, when you call the adhan, draw out your words slowly, and when you call the iqamah, be brief. Leave between your adhan and your iqamah enough time for someone eating to finish his meal, for…
الترمذي 195DaifThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
البخاري 620SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Brother of Suda, give the call to prayer." So I gave the call to prayer just as dawn was breaking. After the Messenger of Allah ﷺ performed his ablution, he stood up to pray. Bilal wanted to call the iqamah,…
أحمد 17538DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum."
الترمذي 203SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 5195SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Pray the dawn prayer when the morning light appears, for that brings greater reward."
الأعظمي 1784SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
الأعظمي 1874SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded me not to add the call to prayer phrase except in the Fajr prayer.
أحمد 23913HasanWe were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey. We traveled through the night, and as dawn approached, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ dismounted and slept, and the people slept too. None of us woke until the sun had already risen upon us. The…
النسائي 622HasanA man asked the Prophet ﷺ about the time of the dawn prayer. The Prophet ﷺ ordered Bilal to call the adhan when dawn broke, then to call the iqamah, and he prayed. The next day, he delayed it until the light spread, then ordered Bilal to…
أحمد 12219SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan." The narrator added, "I understand that there was only enough time between the two for one to come down and the other to climb up."
أحمد 24273SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
البخاري 7248SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum."
النسائي 639SahihWe traveled through the night with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and toward the end of the night we stopped to rest. We did not wake until the heat of the sun roused us, and each man among us began to rise in alarm and rush to make his…
أحمد 19964SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Let none of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he announces it so that the one praying among you may return and the one sleeping may awaken. It is…
أحمد 3654SahihWhen the time came for the first call to the morning prayer, the Prophet ﷺ ordered me, so I gave the call to prayer. Then I began saying, "Shall I call the iqamah, Messenger of Allah?" He kept looking toward the eastern horizon for the dawn…
أبو داود 514DaifIt is from the Sunnah that when the muadhin says in the dawn call to prayer, "Hayya ala al-falah," he then says, "Prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep."
الأعظمي 1869SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Bilal or Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan."
أحمد 5498SahihBilal used to call the adhan at night, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan, for he does not call it until dawn breaks." Qasim said, "There was no time between their two adhans except for one…
البخاري 1918-1919SahihI used to call the adhan for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and in the first call to the dawn prayer I would say, "Come to success, prayer is better than sleep, prayer is better than sleep, Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest, there is…
النسائي 648SahihWhen the muezzin called the adhan, the Prophet ﷺ would pray two rakats, and food became forbidden. The muezzin would not call the adhan until dawn had broken.
أحمد 26430SahihA man asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about the time of the dawn prayer. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed Bilal to call the adhan when dawn broke, and he did so. The following day, he delayed the dawn prayer until the light had spread,…
النسائي 643SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said to Bilal, "Bilal, you call the adhan when the dawn is shooting straight up into the sky, but that is not the true dawn. The true dawn is like this, spreading across the horizon." Then he called for his suhoor and ate. He…
أحمد 21507DaifI had a particular time before dawn when I would come to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If he was standing in prayer, he would say "Subhan Allah," and that was his permission for me to enter. If he was not praying, he would grant me permission…
أحمد 570DaifI heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until you hear the adhan of Ibn Umm Maktum."
مسلم 2537SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not let any of you be kept from his pre-dawn meal by Bilal's call to prayer, for he calls out," or he said, "he announces, so that the one standing in prayer may return and the one sleeping may be roused.…
البخاري 7247SahihShe had performed the pilgrimage with the Prophet ﷺ. She said, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say, "Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Bilal calls the adhan," or, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and…
أحمد 27439SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ had two muezzins, Bilal and Ibn Umm Maktum, who was blind. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan." The narrator said, "There was no…
مسلم 2538SahihBilal used to call the adhan for the Zuhr prayer when the sun had passed its zenith.
أحمد 21019HasanDuring Ramadan we would finish our prayer and then hurry the servants along with the food, fearing that Fajr would come upon us.
مالك 261SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Bilal calls the adhan at night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum makes the call."
النسائي 638SahihBilal would call the adhan when the sun had passed its zenith, then he would not call the iqamah until he saw the Prophet ﷺ. When he saw him, he would call the iqamah at that moment.
أحمد 20852SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Pray the dawn prayer when there is light, for that brings greater reward for you," or, "greater reward."
أحمد 17257SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whoever prays the dawn prayer is under the protection of Allah [[r4]]. So beware, son of Adam, lest Allah seek you out for anything concerning His protection."
أحمد 18814Sahih