(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) ascended the minbar only
one adhaanwas given in his presence?
Praise be to Allah.
Praise be to Allah and blessings and peace of Allah be upon the
Messenger of Allah and upon his family and companions and those who
follow his guidance. To proceed:
Yes, it is as the questioner says. At the time of the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), there was one adhaan, with
the iqaamah. Whenthe Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) came out to deliver the khutbah and lead the prayer, the
mu'adhdhin gave the adhaan, then the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) delivered the two khutbahs, then the iqaamah would
be given. This is what is known and this is what is narrated in the
books of Sunnah, as the questioner says, and it is something
well-known to people of knowledge and faith.
But then the people's numbers in Madinah increased at the time of the
Rightly Guided Caliph'Uthmaan ibn 'Affaan (may Allah be pleased with
him), so he decidedto add the third adhaan. It is called the first
adhaan, and is given to alert the people to the fact that this day is
Friday, so that they may prepare themselves and hasten to the prayer
before the regular adhaan that is given after the sun has passed the
meridian. The Sahaabah followed him in that at his time, such as 'Ali
(may Allah be pleased with him), 'Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn 'Awf, one of the
ten (who were promised Paradise), az-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwaam, who was
also one of the ten, Talhah ibn 'Ubaydullah, and other senior
Sahaabah. And this is how the Muslims started to do it in most
regions, following the action of the Rightly Guided Caliph, 'Uthmaan
ibn 'Affaan (may Allah be pleased with him); he was followed in that
by the Rightly Guided Caliph'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and
the rest of the Sahaabah.
The point is that this happened during the caliphate of 'Uthmaan and
subsequently, and it has remained the practice of most of the Muslims
throughout the regions and throughout the centuries until the present
day, following the precedent that was set by 'Uthmaan (may Allah be
pleased with him), on the basis of his ijtihaad and sincerity towards
the Muslims. And there is nothing wrong with that, because the
Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: "I urge you
to adhere to my Sunnah and the way of the Rightly Guided Caliphs; hold
fast to it." He ('Uthmaan) was one of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and
the interest served by that is quite clear. Hence this was adopted by
Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah, and they did not see anything wrong with
it, because itwas part of the practice of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
'Uthmaan and 'Aliand those of the Sahaabah who were present at that
time (may Allah be pleased with them all). End quote.
Shaykh 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah havemercy on him)
Fataawa Noor 'ala ad-Darb, 2/1038
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