Waking other for fajr
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's
Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:
AssalaamAleikum,
I WOULD LIKE YOUR OPION ON A MATTER REGARDING AN ISSUE IN MY
NEIGHBOUR HOOD.
There is this very pious man in my neighorhood, he is a God
fearing person and abides by all the rules set in Islam. However, every morning
right before the Fajr azaan, he comes out of his house and starts calling out
to all the sleeping neighbours that its time to pray wake up! He continous this
yelling right till the Azaan starts. I would like to know that is it wrong if I
go and tell him that he should stop doing this as he disturbing everyone, or is
it wrong to stop him as he is calling out to the muslims that its time to pray
and not sleep? I would like your opinion based on Sharee ruling.
Thankyou and JazakAllah.
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Answer:
Waking
other for Fajr
In the
name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness.
Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray,
none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship
but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant
and the seal of His Messengers.
One of
the beauties and the wisdoms behind the declaration of the adhaan made by the
caller from the mosques is to announce to the believers that the time of prayer
is due. For someone else to get around
the neighborhood and wake people before the adhaan is not at all necessary; and
if there are non-muslims or children in the neighborhood it could be a cause
for severe disturbance and fitnah. It
may be that the person is doing it with good intentions, without realizing that
his actions might be disturbing his neighbors.
Instead
of an individual talking to him to stop his practice of waking everyone before
the fajr adhaan, it would be best if the mans action were brought to the
notice of the masjids imaam or some elderly or wise man in the community;
who would then tackle the issue with patience and wisdom by talking to the
person in private to stop his rounds.
If the
man has been asked by some specific neighbors to wake them up before fajr, the
man should knock on their specific houses to wake them up; that would be the
best course of action for him. But to
wake up the whole neighborhood, unless they have specifically requested it, is
something which would cause unnecessary disturbance and annoyance to some of
its residents who might not be eligible for prayer.
Whatever
written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance,
and whatever of error is of me. Allah
Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister