Hadith 5546

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar that Sahlibn Sad as-Saidi said, "There are two times when the gates of heavenare opened, and few who make supplication have it returned to themunanswered. They are at the timeof the adhan, and in a rank of peoplefighting in the way of Allah."Malik was asked whether theadhan on the day of jumua was called before the time had come for theprayer and he said, "It is not called until after the sun has passedthe meridian."Malik was asked about doubling the adhan andthe iqama, and at what point people had to stand when the iqama forthe prayer was called. He said, "I have heard nothing about the adhanand iqama except what I have seen people do. As for the iqama, it isnot doubled. That is what the people of knowledge in our regioncontinue to do. As for people standing up when the iqama for theprayer is called, I have not heard of any definite point at which itis begun, and I consider it rather to be according to people's(individual) capacity, for some people are heavy and some are light,and they are not able to be as one man ."Malik was askedabout a gathering of people who wished to do the prescribed prayercalling the iqama and not the adhan, and he said, "lt is enough forthem. The adhan is only obligatory in mosques where the prayer is saidin congregation."Malik was asked about the muadhdhin saying"Peace be upon you" to the imam and calling him to the prayer, and hewas asked who was the first person to whom such a greeting was made.He replied, "I have not heard that this greeting occurred in the firstcommunity."Yahya said that Malik was asked whether amuadhdhin who called the people to prayer and then waited to see ifanyone would come and no one did, so he said the iqama and did theprayer by himself and then people came after he had finished, shouldrepeat the prayer with them. Malik said, "He does not repeat theprayer, and whoever comes after he has finished should do the prayerby himself."Yahya said that Malik was asked about amuadhdhin who called the adhan for a group of people, did voluntaryprayers, and then the group of people wanted to do the prayer withsome one else saying the iqama. He said, "There is no harm in that.His iqama or somebody else's are the same."Yahya said thatMalik said, "The subh prayer is still called before dawn. As for theother prayers, we believe that they should only be called after thetime has started."