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Sahih al-Bukhari 916 (Book 11, Hadith 40) #886
Changes in Adhan for Jumu'ah Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith explains how the Adhan for Jumu'ah prayer changed during the time of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), Abu Bakr and Umar, and how it was further modified by Uthman.

Narrated Az-Zuhri: I heard As-Saib bin Yazid, saying, "In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger , and Abu Bakr and 'Umar, the Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced after the Imam had taken his seat on the pulpit. But when the people increased in number during the caliphate of 'Uthman, he introduced a third Adhan (on Friday for the Jumua prayer) and it was pronounced at Az-Zaura' and that new state of affairs remained so in the succeeding years.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ السَّائِبَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، يَقُولُ إِنَّ الأَذَانَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ كَانَ أَوَّلُهُ حِينَ يَجْلِسُ الإِمَامُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي خِلاَفَةِ عُثْمَانَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ وَكَثُرُوا، أَمَرَ عُثْمَانُ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ بِالأَذَانِ الثَّالِثِ، فَأُذِّنَ بِهِ عَلَى الزَّوْرَاءِ، فَثَبَتَ الأَمْرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ‏.‏

TOPICS
prayer  *  caliphate  *  adhan  *  jumuah

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect your leaders and follow their instructions even if they are different from what you are used to doing before .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains how the call to prayer or adhan for the Friday prayer or jumu’ah changed over time. During the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, Abu Bakr and Umar, it was pronounced after the Imam took his seat on the pulpit. However, when people increased in number during Uthman's caliphate period, he introduced a third adhan which was pronounced at Az-Zaura'. This new state of affairs remained so in subsequent years. This hadith teaches us that we should be open to change if it is beneficial for society as a whole. It also shows us that we should respect our leaders and follow their instructions even if they are different from what we are used to doing before.

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