The Call to Prayer and the Establishment of Prayer and the Reward of the Muezzins
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 45
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Book 1, Chapter 45
The Call to Prayer and the Establishment of Prayer and the Reward of the Muezzins
وَ شَكَا هِشَامُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ سُقْمَهُ وَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يُولَدُ لَهُ: فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ صَوْتَهُ بِالْأَذَانِ فِي مَنْزِلِهِ قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ فَأَذْهَبَ اَللَّهُ عَنِّي سُقْمِي وَ كَثُرَ وُلْدِي قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ وَ كُنْتُ دَائِمَ اَلْعِلَّةِ مَا أَنْفَكُّ مِنْهَا فِي نَفْسِي وَ جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ خَدَمِي وَ عِيَالِي حَتَّى إِنِّي كُنْتُ أَبْقَى وَ مَا لِي أَحَدٌ يَخْدُمُنِي فَلَمَّا سَمِعْتُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ هِشَامٍ عَمِلْتُ بِهِ فَأَذْهَبَ اَللَّهُ عَنِّي وَ عَنْ عِيَالِي اَلْعِلَلَ وَ اَلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ.
Hisham ibn Ibrahim complained to Imam al-Ridha عليه السلام about his illness and the fact that he had no children. The Imam advised him to raise his voice with the adhan (call to prayer) in his home. Hisham said: "I did as he advised, and Allah سبحانه وتعالى removed my illness and granted me many children." Muhammad ibn Rashid said: "I was constantly ill, and so were many of my servants and family members, to the extent that there were times when I had no one to serve me. When I heard about what Hisham had done, I followed the same advice, and Allah سبحانه وتعالى removed illness from me and my family. Praise be to Allah سبحانه وتعالى."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh