Narrated Ibn Juraij: I heard Nazi' saying, Ibn `Umar, said, 'The Prophet forbade that a man should make another man to get up to sit in his place' . I said to Nafi`, 'Is it for Jumua prayer only?' He replied, For Jumua prayer and any other (prayer).
Read More..Narrated As-Saib bin Yazid: In the lifetime of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar, the Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced when the Imam sat on the pulpit. But during the Caliphate of `Uthman when the Muslims increased in number, a third Adhan at Az-Zaura' was added. Abu `Abdullah said, Az-Zaura' is a place in the market of Medina.
Read More..Narrated As-Saib bin Yazid: The person who increased the number of Adhans for the Jumua prayers to three was `Uthman bin `Affan and it was when the number of the (Muslim) people of Medina had increased. In the lifetime of the Prophet there was only one Mu'adh-dhin and the Adhan used to be pronounced only after the Imam had taken his seat (i.e. on the pulpit).
Read More..Narrated Abu Umama bin Sahl bin Hunaif: I heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan (repeating the statements of the Adhan) while he was sitting on the pulpit. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan saying, Allahu-Akbar, Allahu Akbar , Muawiya said: Allah Akbar, Allahu Akbar. And when the Mu'adh-dhin said, Ash-hadu an la ilaha illal-lah (I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) , Muawiya said, And (so do) I . When he said, Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah (I testify that Muhammad is Allah's Apostle), Muawiya said, And (so do) I . When the Adhan was finished, Muawiya said, O people, when the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan I heard Allah's Apostle on this very pulpit saying what you have just heard me saying .
Read More..Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid I: `Uthman bin `Affan introduced the second Adhan on Fridays when the number of the people in the mosque increased. Previously the Adhan on Fridays used to be pronounced only after the Imam had taken his seat (on the pulpit).
Read More..Narrated Az-Zuhri: I heard As-Saib bin Yazid, saying, In the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, 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.
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