Section: Al-Athram said: I heard Abu Abd Allah [Ahmad] being asked about the man who stands up as soon as he hears the Muezzin, hastening to perform Ruku' (bowing)? He replied: It is recommended that his Ruku' be after the Muezzin finishes, or is near finishing; because it is said that the devil flees when he hears the Adhan, so it is not appropriate to hasten to stand up. If he enters the mosque and hears the Muezzin, it is recommended for him to wait for him to finish and say what he says, thus combining both virtues. If he does not say what he says and instead begins the prayer, there is no harm in that. Ahmad explicitly stated this.
Section: It is not recommended to exceed two Muezzins; because what has been preserved from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is that there were two Muezzins: Bilal and Ibn Umm Maktum. Unless there is a need to exceed them, in which case it is permissible, for it has been narrated from Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) that he had four Muezzins. If the need calls for more than that, it is legislated. When there are more than one, and one (alone) is sufficient for the people to hear, it is recommended that one calls the Adhan after the other; because of the Muezzins of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), one would call after the other. If the announcement is not achieved by one, they call the Adhan according to what is needed; either each one calls from a minaret or a different side, or simultaneously in one place. Ahmad said: If several call the Adhan in one minaret, there is no harm, and if they fear that by one calling after the other, the beginning of the time will pass, they should all call it simultaneously.
Section: The Adhan should not be called before the appointed Muezzin, unless he is absent or it is feared that the time for the Adhan will pass, in which case someone else should call it, as was narrated from Ziyad ibn al-Harith al-Suda'i, that he called the Adhan for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when Bilal was absent, and we have already mentioned his hadith. A man also called the Adhan when Abu
(19) Omitted from: Al-Asl (the original manuscript). (20) Omitted from: Al-Asl. (21) In M: "kana" (he was). (22) In M: "wa yukhafu" (and it is feared). (23) Previously mentioned on page 64.
فصل: قال الأثْرَمُ: سَمِعْتُ أبا عبدِ اللهِ يُسْأَلُ [عن الرَّجُلِ] (١٩) يَقُومُ حين يَسْمَعُ المُؤَذِّنَ مُبَادِرًا يَرْكَعُ؟ فقال: يُسْتَحَبُّ أنْ يكونَ رُكوعُهُ بعدَ مَا يَفْرُغُ المُؤَذِّنُ، أو يَقْرُبُ مِنَ الفَرَاغِ؛ لأنَّه (٢٠) يقالُ: إنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ يَنْفِرُ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ الأذَانَ، فلا يَنْبَغِى أنْ يُبَادِرَ بِالقِيَامِ. وإنْ دَخَلَ المَسْجِدَ فَسَمِعَ المُؤَذِّنَ اسْتُحِبَّ لَهُ انْتِظَارُهُ ليَفْرُغَ، ويقُولُ مِثْلَ ما يَقُولُ جَمْعًا بين الفَضِيلَتَيْنِ. وإنْ لم يَقُلْ كقَوْلِهِ وافْتَتَحَ الصلاةَ، فلا بأْسَ. نَصَّ عليهِ أحمدُ.
فصل: ولا يُسْتَحَبُّ الزِّيَادَةُ على مُؤَذِّنَيْنِ؛ لأنَّ الذي حُفِظَ عن النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- أنَّهُ كان مُؤَذِّنَانِ، بِلالٌ، وَابْنُ أَمِّ مَكْتُومٍ. إلَّا أنْ تَدْعُو الحاجةُ إلى الزِّيَادَةِ عليهما فيَجُوزُ، فقد رُوِىَ عن عُثْمَانَ، رَضِىَ اللهُ عنه، أنَّهُ كانَ له أَرْبَعَةُ مُؤَذِّنِينَ. وإنْ دَعَتِ الحَاجَةُ إلى أَكْثَرَ منه، كان مَشْروعًا، وإذا كانُوا (٢١) أَكْثَرَ مِنْ وَاحِدٍ، وكان الواحِدُ يُسْمِعُ الناسَ، فَالمُسْتَحَبُّ أنْ يُؤَذِّنَ وَاحِدٌ بعدَ واحِدٍ؛ لأَنَّ مُؤَذِّنِى النَّبِيِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- كان أحَدُهُمَا يُؤَذِّنُ بعدَ الآخَرِ. وإنْ كان الإعْلَامُ لا يَحْصُلُ بِواحِدٍ، أَذَّنُوا على حَسَبِ ما يُحْتَاجُ إليه؛ إمَّا أنْ يُؤَذِّنَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ في مَنَارَةٍ أو نَاحِيَةٍ، أوْ دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً فِي مَوْضِعٍ وَاحِدٍ. قال أحمدُ: إنْ أذَّنَ عِدَّةٌ في مَنَارَةٍ فلا بأْسَ، وإنْ خَافُوا مِن تَأْذِينِ واحدٍ بعدَ الآخَر فوَاتَ أَوَّلِ الوَقْتِ، أَذَّنُوا جَمِيعًا دَفْعَةً وَاحِدَةً.
فصل: ولا يُؤَذَّنُ قبلَ المُؤَذِّنِ الرَّاتِبِ، إلَّا أَنْ يَتَخَلَّفَ أو يُخَافَ (٢٢) فواتُ وقتِ التَّأْذِينِ، فَيُؤَذِّنُ غيْرُه، كما رُوِىَ عن زيادِ بنِ الحارِثِ الصُّدَائِىِّ، أنَّهُ أذَّنَ للنَّبِىِّ -صلى اللَّه عليه وسلم- حين غابَ بلَالٌ، وقَدْ ذَكَرْنَا حَدِيثَه (٢٣). وأذَّنَ رَجُلٌ حين غابَ أبو
(١٩) سقط من: الأصل.(٢٠) سقط من: الأصل.(٢١) في م: "كان".(٢٢) في م: "ويخاف".(٢٣) تقدم في صفحة ٦٤.
