| Calling the Adhan for Fajr Prayer before its due time.  Q: What is the ruling on pronouncing the Adhan (call to Prayer) for Fajr (Dawn) Prayer before its due time? A: There is no problem in doing so as long as there is another Mu'adhin (caller to Prayer) who pronounces the Adhan when the time of Fajr Prayer is due or if the Mu'adhin who pronounces the first Adhan repeats it again at the actual time of Fajr Prayer | | (Part No. 10; Page No. 342) | |
in order not to confuse people.If two Adhans are called for Fajr Prayer, you must say in the second Adhan: "Salah is better than sleep" after saying: "Come to success", so the one hearing the second Adhan realizes that this is the actual time of performing Salah and one who intends to observe Sawm (Fast) should abstain from eating and drinking. The evidence for this is the statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him) in the Hadith reported by Ibn `Umar (may Allah be pleased with him):  Bilal pronounces 'Adhan at night, so keep on eating and drinking (Suhur) till Ibn Um Maktum pronounces Adhan." This Hadith is reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is a Sunnah that when the Mu'dhin says 'Come to Success' in the call to Fajr Prayer, a Muslim should say: 'Salah is better than sleep.'" This Hadith is reported by Ibn Khuzaymah in his Sahih and Al-Daraqutny with a good chain of transmitters. He (peace be upon him) ordered Abu Mahdhurah to say in pronouncing the Adhan for Fajr Prayer: "Salah is better than sleep". It is mentioned in some other narrations on the authority of Abu Mahdhurah concerning the first Adhan of Fajr Prayer that the first Adhan is the one that is pronounced when the time of Salah is due. It is called the first Adhan because the Iqamah (call to start the Prayer) is called the second Adhan.This meaning is confirmed by the Hadith that was narrated by `Aishah and reported by Al-Bukhari (may Allah be Merciful with him) in his Sahih. This meaning is confirmed also by the statement of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "There is between the two calls (Adhan and Iqama) a Salah. He repeated it twice and in the third time he said: 'for he who wishes.'"As for the first Adhan that was mentioned in the Hadith reported by Ibn `Umar: "Bilal pronounces Adhan at night..." , it means to announce that the time of Salah is imminent. Therefore, it is not prescribed to say in this Adhan: "Salah is better than sleeping", because the time of performing Salah is not yet due. Moreover, this phrase is said in both Adhans, it may cause confusion for some people. | | (Part No. 10; Page No. 343) | |
Therefore, this phrase is said in the Adhan that is pronounced when the actual time of performing Salah is due.Allah is the One who grants success and guides to the true path.May Allah's Peace and Blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and Companions! |
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