English
It is narrated from Ibn Abi Layla that he said: Our companions told us that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, "I was pleased with the idea of the Muslims having a unified call to prayer. I even considered sending men to the houses to announce the prayer, and I also thought of appointing men to stand on high places and call the Muslims to prayer at its time." Then a man from the Ansar came and said, "O Messenger of Allah, when I returned, I saw a man wearing two green garments standing on the mosque, calling the Adhan. Then he sat for a while, stood up again, and repeated the same, but added, 'قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ' (the prayer has begun)." He then narrated the rest of the story.
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- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 506 (unverified) 82% confidence
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