Sunday, August 19, 2012

Is it permissible to listen to the adhaan at times other than the times of prayer?

Can I listen to the adhaan at any time of the day other than the five
times of prayer?.
Praise be to Allaah.
There does not seem to be anything wrong with listening to the adhaan
at any time, other than the times of prayer. In the adhaan there is
remembrance of Allah, glorification of Him and other noble meanings.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
Al-Qurtubi and others said: The adhaan, although its phrases are few,
includes issues of 'aqeedah (belief), because it starts with takbeer
("Allahu akbar"), which speaks of the existence and perfection of
Allah; then it praises Him and proclaims His Oneness (Tawheed) and
denies that He has any partner; then it affirms the Messengership of
Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him); then it calls to
obedience following the testimony that Muhammad (blessings and peace
of Allah be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, because how He is to
be obeyed can only be known through the Messenger; then it calls to
success, which is eternal life, which is a reference to the
resurrection; then itrepeats phrases by way ofaffirmation.
Fath al-Baari, 2/77.
Based on that, there is nothing wrong with listening to the adhaan in
programs or mobile phones or recorded tapes and so on, whilst
pondering noble meanings that this call contains.
But we should point out that when listening to theadhaan in these
ways, it isnot prescribed to repeat its phrases.
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy onhim)
said: If the adhaan is recorded and is not being given at the time of
prayer, then its phrases do not have to be repeated, because this is
not a real call to prayer, i.e., it is not being given when it is
enjoined to give it; rather it is a recording of a previous call to
prayer.
Majmoo' Fataawa al-Shaykh al-'Uthaymeen,

And Allah knows best.

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