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
وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «لِلْمُؤَذِّنِ فِيمَا بَيْنَ اَلْأَذَانِ وَ اَلْإِقَامَةِ مِثْلُ أَجْرِ اَلشَّهِيدِ اَلْمُتَشَحِّطِ بِدَمِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ» فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «إِنَّهُمْ يَجْتَلِدُونَ عَلَى اَلْأَذَانِ» فَقَالَ «كَلاَّ إِنَّهُ يَأْتِي عَلَى اَلنَّاسِ زَمَانٌ يَطْرَحُونَ اَلْأَذَانَ عَلَى ضُعَفَائِهِمْ فَتِلْكَ لُحُومٌ حَرَّمَهَا اَللَّهُ عَلَى اَلنَّارِ.
The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "The mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer) has a reward between the adhan and the iqamah equal to that of a martyr who is drenched in his blood in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic." Imam Ali عليه السلام said: "People will compete over the adhan." The Prophet replied: "No, there will come a time when people will leave the adhan to their weak ones. These (mu'adhdhins) are people whose flesh Allah سبحانه وتعالى has forbidden for the Fire”.
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