“Salah
is better than sleep”
Article
By: Raees Mustafa
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Introduction
Shias and
Sunnis have many differences that are speculated carefully, whether
that be the Wilayat of Ali, or the Prostration upon Earth, we just
can't sit down and come to a decision together. Or is it? To be
honest, it's more of gaining knowledge, than abusing and exposing
someone, and Shias try their best not to be rude in that way, or
become a total out-cast of that exposing example. Shias and Sunnis
have different views to numerous topics, regarding Salah and of
course its rules and regulations.
What this
article looks to cover is the very famous and mischivious topic of
the phrase:
“Salah
is better than sleep”
Which was said by
Hazrat Umer to a man whom came to wake him up for the Salah of Fajr,
Hazrat Umer was sleeping, as mentioned, and the person came forward
to say the above phrase: Assalatu Khayrum-min-Al-Naum – Salah is
better than sleep.
When Hazrat Umer heard
him and woke up, he ordered the person to add this into the Adhaan
(and per some narrations) into the Salah itself.
This is regarded as
Bid'at, not from my words, but from the words of Imam Malik, Imam
Shaf'i, and Ali Mutaqi Hindi, whom are regarded as some of the
pillars of the Sunni School of thought, and are respected from head
to toe... It's not our fault they quote Hazrat Umer's began Bid'at,
and also it's not our fault, that they mention this, yet nowadays
Sunni Muftis deny that with such rudness...
Nonetheless, by the
will of Allah, I've produced an article on this topic, and its
confussions, with a great amount of Sunni books, and have also
reported this attribution to the one of a Bid'ati, not from my words,
but from Hazrat Umer's own son's. It's up to you to now take that
piece of knowledge, and see for yourself, who'se right and who's
wrong...
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Sunni
references
Mota of
Imam Malik, Vol. 1, page 90 (Published from Karachi) states:
Imam Malik has told that to him this
talk reached, that a person came to
Hazrat Umer, to inform him the Salah of fajr's time is here. The
person saw that Hazrat Umer was sleeping, and went closer to him to
say: Salah
is better than sleep.
Hazrat
Umer in reply said: Add that phrase: Salah
is better than sleep
in the Adhaan. So as I'm sleeping, others sleeping will also wake up.
Tanweer-ul-Mumajad,
Alaa Mota Imam Muhammed page 36
Molana Ataa-ullah, who was the
student of Molana Muhammed Hussain Muhadis, has translated
this in urdu, and has analysed it as well. He has written this
narration:
A person
came to Hazrat Umer, he was sleeping, and said: Salah is better than
sleep, Hazrat Umer informed him to add this into Adhaan.
It further states: Some
people say that and also say: Hayya Alaa Khyaril Amal, Molana
Ata'ullah writes, Hayya Alaa Khyaril Amal to be added in Azaan is
Sunnat-e-Muhammed (saws).(1)
Further states:
It's
Abullah Ibn Umer's call, that it's Sunnat to add it in Adhaan (Hayya
Alaa Khayril Amal), though some don't believe it that he done it from
Sunnat-e-Muhammed, but it's quite clear, that he read it, and may
have read it most certainly from the intention of that being the
Sunnat of the Prophet (saws). So to act upon that, there is no
problem!
He has mentioned Mota Imam Malik's
version of this incident, though hasn't commented anything upon
that...
All Hanafi Ulama never ever deny the
above book, of Muhammed bin Hassan Shibani, and say he is 100%
authentic.
Gami'il
Usool Min Ahadith-r-rasool, Vol. 6, page: 197, book By Ibn Atheer
Gadri, also refers to Mota Imam Malik, but he never commented
anything about its narration.
This also states clearly, the very same
narration, that a person came to Hazrat Umer, and asked him to pray
the Fajr, he was sleeping, and heard the person said: Salah
is better than sleep, Umer in reply said: Add this
phrase in the Adhaan.
Sharh
of Mota Imam Malik, called Tanweer-ul-Haqaaliq – Sharh gul-Imam
Malik.
Sharh-ho-huu
Tanweer-ul-Haqaaliq, Mota Imam Malik.
Motal
Imam-e-Malik's Sharh, authored by Allama Jallaludin Sayuti, Vol.1
page: 70
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- – Molana Ata'ullah has written in his book, that reciting Hayya Alaa Khayril Amal in the Adhaan in Sunnat-e-Muhammed, and how Shias read is absolutely correct accordingly to the true Sunnah, and your own authentic book!
Imam Jallaludin says the same
incident from Mota Imam Malik, but doesn't comment on it, as this is
the Sharh, of the whole book. Nonetheless, he also says, that
once a person was reading Adhaan in Syria, when Mu'awiah entered,
and, within the adhaan that person says: Assalamu Alayka Yaa Ameer.
As in adressing to Mu'awiah.
Imam Sayuti writes, this
Bid'at began during the times of Mu'awiah.
If someone can send salaam upon such a
person, can't we give salaams in the Adhaan upon the greatest
personality after Prophet Muhammed (saws), Ali? Yes we can, and we
have every write to do so... (2)
On this page he writes the same
incident, but doesn't refer to or mention or comment on Imam Malik's
narration.
Another
Sharh of Mota Imam Malik, Sharh Zarqani, a very famous Sharh of Mota
Imam Malik, he is the Imam of Ahl-e-Sunnat, page 221, has
mentioned the same version of the incident, of Mota Imam Malik, he
has reffered to the version of the incident in Mota Imam Malik, but
hasn't said this is Zaeef. And
says: In
reality, it was Hazrat Umer, who began this work of adding: Salah
is better than Sleep
in the Adhaan.
Seerat
Ibn Halbiyah e Ali Ibn Burahanuddin Halbiy, Vol. 2, page 96;
On this page he mentions the very same
version of the incident, but didn't comment on it or refer it (to
Mota Imam Malik's). And he mentions this with authority, that
it was Hazrat Umer, who began the addition of: Salah
is better than Sleep,
in the Adhaan of Fajr.
Another Sharh of Mota Imam Malik,
Mussafa Mussawa Sharh-a-Mota.
And this is the best Sharh of Mota Imam Malik. On its cover
says: Hujjatullah hay Alal
Alameen Shah Waliyullah Muhadis Dhelvi.(3)
Shah Walyullah Muhadis Dhelvi,
has reffered to Mota Imam Malik, and says: a
person came to Hazrat Umer, and said: It's time for Namaz. Hazrat
Umer was sleeping, so he went closer and said: Salah
is better than sleep.
Hazrat Umer said: Add this into the Adhaan.
He writes further:
Therefore,
it's mustahab, to add this phrase: Namaz is better than sleep, in the
Adhaan, twice.
He then analysis Mota Imam Malik's
view, and also his own, that it was
Hazrat Umer, the first person, to state this, and make this an
addition into the Adhaan.
Allah's Hujjat, upon all the worlds,
says that Hazrat Umer added this in the Adhaan, now shall we listen
to these housemade Alims, or from him? As the front cover of the book
states?
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Another Sharh of Mota Imam Malik,
Aujazul-Masaalik Ilaa Mota Malik,
this book is written by Shaykh-ul-Hadees, Molana Muhammed Zakariya
Mohajir Madani, Vol. 1, page 192
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- – Inshallah- I will produce an article where I ptove the Imamate of Imam Ali (as) from Quran, and also Sunni Tafaseer, that it's wajib!
- – Such titles are Haram for Non-Ma'sum, and certainly will be punsihed in the hereafter...
He writes the reference of Mota Imam
Malik, and says clearly, it was him
(Umer) who started this Bid'at. And then writes
something very interesting, Mohajir Madani writes:
The
Adhaan which came, revealed from the Sky was different, and didn't
include the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep.
But this came afterwards, later, and as early morning, is the time to
pray, and some sleep, some
Sahaba denied this Bid'at! And said Prophet Muhammed (saws) never
ever recited this! This is Bid'at!
Mohajir Madani further writes:
It's
well known from Imam Ali (as), and also from Hazrat Tawoos, that this
phrase, and its addition into the Adhaan is falsehood and came later.
And this incident is also mentioned by
Imam Shaukaani in
his book Nehlul Autar
with detail.
This is on the page
192 of the book Aujazul-Masaalik, mentioning the reference of
Imam Shaukani's book too... That the Adhaan, which came
from the sky, wasn't or didn't icnlude this.
Another absolute gem of a Sharh of Mota
Imam Malik, written by Molana Ishfaq-ur-Rahman Kandelvi Deobandi
The
author is a Hanafi Scholar, and in his book on page 57
has narrated an inch perfect incident of Hazrat Umer's encounter with
this man, and says clearly, that
Hazrat Umer's adittioned Adhaan, with the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep,
is absolutely wrong, and certainly isn't the Adhaan the same which
was revealed from the sky, but tampered!
Al-Farooq,
Shibli Nu'mani's
book, Urdu publication, on page: 372 and 373 states:
Hazrat Umer's character from head to
toe, what he done, how he did it, why he did it, when, was he born,
every question, every speck of Hazrat Umer is covered over here in
this Sunni Scholar's book. And within it, it states:
Islam
never allowed 45 such things, the true Islam, but Hazrat Umer gave
permission to do so, and practised it himself...!
And within those 45 wrong additions,
there is one which Shibli Bu'mani states: that
Hazrat Umer was the first person to give himself, and start this
title: Amir Al-Mu'mineen.
Though Hazrat Abu Bakr didn't
even use this title for himself...
He Shibli Nu'mani writes that
Hazrat Umer done lots of work,
situated Prisons, used the whipping rope, situated and organised a
Police station/departement,
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examined
and signified the Usool of Qiyaas, Bajama'at-e-Namaz-e-Taraawi was
formed, made it certain for 4 Takbeer's recitation at
Namaz-e-Janaazah on people.
And writes one more thing: added
the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep
in the Fajr's Adhaan!
We talked nothing from our view,
absolutely nothing... And it's not up to us either to talk, as by
Allah, it's the books talking these rules and regulations, false
ones, formed by Hazrat Umer, not accordingly to the will of Allah...
These are your books everyone!
Sunan-e-Dar
Kutani, book of Dar Kutani,
Vol. 1, page: 243, hadees no. 39:
He writes the narration from Anas,
but doesn't take it in 100% authentic, nonetheless, that doesn't
really matter, as he the author of this book mentions on this page,
that when a person came unto Hazrat
Umer to wake him up for Fajr prayers, he (Umer) was sleeping, and
that person came forward and said to him: Salah
is better than sleep.
On
behalf of that, Hazrat Umer replied: Add that into the Fajr's
Adhaan...
This was another reference from another
Sunni Alim, very well known in their School of thought, and even he
approves, that Hazrat Umer, added the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep into the Fajr's Adhaan.
This referring incident, is narrated
differently from Imam Malik's Mota, though at the end, comes to the
cocnlusion, that really, Umer did add the phrase.
So far I've presented several books,
and all of them claim clearly, that this phrase added by Hazrat Umer
into the Fajr's Adhaan, is Bid'at!
Kenzul
Ammal, book of Hadith, every Sunni brother approves this book,
and all Hanafi Scholars approve it with authenticity.
Kenzul
Ammal Fiy Sunan-e-Lakwaal, written by Allama
Ali Mutaqi Hindi
He also mentions in his famous book,
that Hazrat Umer did reply to the
person who said to him: Salah
is better than sleep,
to add this phrase into the Fajr's Adhaan.
First
reference from the book, Hadees No. 23250, it states:
It's a narration from Mujahid;
I was
with the son of Umer, Abdullah
bn Umer, we entered the
Mosque, and a person was giving the Adhaan, the person giving the
Adhaan said the phrase:
Salah
is better than sleep
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After
hearing this, Hazrat Umer's son says: Take this Bid'at and this
Bidati (person performing the Bid'at) out of the Mosque!!!
Because the
Prophet Muhammed (saws) never added this into the Adhaan, via the
will of Alah, he's performing such an act, which is not liked by
Allah and his rasool! Take him out of the Mosque!
Now
those who say that it was the granted permission and order by Prophet
Muhammed (saws) to add the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep
in the Adhaan, are
they more knowledgeble than Hazrat Umer's son? The most authentic
personality in the School of Sunnism, for narrating Ahadith?
Al-Hidaday'h,
page: 84,
this book is written by Ahl-e-Sunnat wal-Jammat's Alim, Allama
Murghi Naani.
This is the book of Fiqh. Even he writes the narration in his book,
he says:
Imam
Ali (as) saw a man who was reciting the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep.
Imam Ali (as) on behalf of witnessing that said: Take
this Bid'ati (person performing Bid'at) out of the Mosque!
Abdullah
bn Umer said take such a person doing such a Bid'at out of the
Mosque, and so did Imam Ali (as).
Second
reference from Kenzul Ammal, Hadees no. 23291
It's
a related from Ibn Jurrair, that Hassan bn Muslim gave me news of a
person, who asked Hazrat Tawoos that when was the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep,
said in the Adhaan?
Hazrat
Tawoos in reply said: By Allah, this phrase: Salah
is better than sleep,
was never ever said during the time of Prophet Muhammed (saws).
Third
reference from Kenzul Ammal, this is also related from Ibn Jurrair,
Hadees No. 2352;
It
states that
the person who came to inform Hazrat Umer of Salatul-Fajr, was Saad,
and when he recited this in the Adhaan, Hazrat Umer himself said it,
that it was Bid'at!!!
Now
Hazrat Umer according to Sunni School of thought is Farooq-e-Azam,
isn't he? Shall we listen to these nowadays Muftis, or Hazrat Umer
himself, that adding the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep
in the Adhaan, or after the Adhaan is Bid'at or not?
Another
Sunni
book:
Mazahir-e-Haqq,
translation of Mishqaat
Sharif,
translated by Allama
Qutubudin Khan Kalvi,
page
No: 586
It
has got the very same narration related in Kenzul Ammal, and other
books, that
Imam Ali (as) and Abdullah bn Umer said it himself, that whoever
recited this in his Adhaan in the mosque, take him out of the Mosque,
he is a Bid'ati!
Improtant
to note here is that in Mishqaat Sharif, has also mentioned that:
Hazrat Abu
Mahzura, said that the Prophet (saws) did order to add this phrase in
the
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Adhaan.
It's important to note this, even though many more books of much
higher stature deny this, those Sunni brothers will now and then come
with this book to regard their view correct.
The
thing is that people don't even know properly who he is, and what
people have done to his narration, what is its true reality... Abu
Mahzura's
narration is annalysed by the author of Mishqat
Sharif from
the book Sunan-e-
Abu-Dawood,
people say there are 2 such narrations of Abu
Mahzura,
regarding the Prophet's order of adding this phrase into the Adhaan.
Now
lets cover both of these narrations from Abu Mahzura.
First
narration from Sunan-e-Dawwod,
Hadees
no. 500.
It
states this narration from Abu Mahzura. And approves the fact that
Prophet Muhammed (saws) did order to add the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep in the Adhaan.
But
I don't agree... (As usual)
Though
lets not forget Mota Imam Malik, Imam
Malik
died in 150-70 (A.H), and Abu
Dawood
died in the 200s. Who shall we trust? The
more famous book,
or the less famous one? The early
published one
or the later one? The more elevated
book or the
lesser elevated one?
The
person coming 100 years later says and claims that Prophet Muhammed
(saws) ordered Abu Mahzura to recite this phrase: Salah
is better than sleep, in the Adhaan?
What
Blasphemy?
Nehlul-Autaar,
book of Sunni School of thought, book of Imam
Shaukani,
now he died in the year 1200 (A.H), he on the page:
246
has written about the narration of Abu
Mahzura:
Abu
Mahzura's narration, which is recorded in Sunan-e-Abu
Dawood,
its reality is that within this narration recorded in Sunan-e-Abu
Dawood, its sanad contains a relator called Muhammed
bn Abdul Malik bn Abu Mahzura,
no one in this world knows about this man, who was he, where he came
from, no one knows of him...
Secondly
Imam
Shaukani
writes:
There
is another relator called Haris
bn Ubaid,
and many people say no one should trust him, as he lies...
Now
this narration recorded in Sunan-e-Abu
Dawood
saying that Prophet Muhammed (saws) ordered people to recite the
phrase: Salah
is better than sleep,
in the Adhaan, is wrong, may be written in the book, and is, there is
no doubt about the book relating this incident, but its relators of
the ahadith narrated by Abu Mahzura, isn't reliable, according to
their own books!
Another
relator is Abu Mahzura himself, and another person relating this
event is Muhaddis,
about him dozens of Sunni Alims and books narrate, that he was a lazy
person, so his talk and information, isn't reliable... (writes
Allama Shaukani in his book)
Now
those reporting in return, the narration from Rasool-ul-Allah
regarding the addition of this
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phrase
into the Adhaan as fine and obligatory, how
comes the Sanad and the relators of this hadith narrated by Abu
Mahzura from Prophet Muhammed (saws), are reported weak and lazy,
from Sunni books?
There
were 2 places quoting Abu
Mahzura's
hadith from Prophet (saws) about this phrase's addition into the
Adhaan, but it turned out quite happily, that 3 of the people
narrating this, were weak, and aren't to be trusted.
The
second place where this even is mentioned, is the very next hadith in
Sunan-e-Abu
Dawood, Hadees 501
quoting this incident from Abu
Mahzura's
hadith from Prophet Muhammed (saws), is also mentioned as weak.
Sunan-naul
Kubra,
book of Imam
Nasayi,
Imam Nasyi died in 303 (A.H), Vol.
1, page: 499
says about the relators of Abu
Mahzura's
hadith from Prophet Muhammed (saws):
The
whole of incident of Prophet Muhammed (saws) ordering Abu Mahzura to
read this phrase: Salah
is better than Salah,
in the Adhaan, is weak, in fact this hadith contains a relator called
Uthmaan
bn Saib,
him and his father are totally unreliable!......
So
tell me now, would you trust Sunan-e-Abu
Dawood
quoting Abu
Mahzura's
fake hadith from Prophet Muhammed (saws) saying: Recite the phrase:
Salah
is better than sleep,
in the Adhaan, or the Saheeh, authentic and reliable books of much
elevated Sunni Alims, and the good Hassan narrators?
It's
up to you to decide...
Now
this is a gem of a reference, from a Sunni book,
Kitabul
Umm,
written By Imam
Shaf'i,
he died in the year 204 (A.H), Vol.
1, page: 55,
he writes:
I
don't like the addition of the phrase: Salah
is better than sleep,
in the Adhaan!!!!!!!! And Abu Mahzura's Adhaan didn't include the
phrase: Salah
is better than sleep,
in his Adhaan!!!!!!!! I say this with the witnessing of Allah
recording this! And I neither like this after the Salah.
Another
book: Bidayat-ul-Mujtahid
wa Nihayat-ul-Muqtasid,
written by Allama
Ibn Rushd Qurtubi,
Sunni Alim! Vol.
1, page: 77,
he died in the year, 593 (A.H), and has written in his book:
You
shouldn't say: Salah
is better than sleep
in the Adhaan! Because this phrase, is not from the natural Adhaan
revealed by Allah! The Salah Prophet Muhammed (saws) taught didn't
include this phrase: Salah
is better than sleep.
And neither did its Adhaan taught by Prophet (saws) conatin this
phrase...! I'm not saying this, but Imam Shafa'i is! In this topic, I
will go with Imam Shaf'i, that adding the phrase:
Salah is
better than sleep
is
Bid'at from head to toe!
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The
author further writes on the same page:
The
confusion and bemusion of reciting this came upon due to the fact
that Prophet Muhammed (saws) never recited this in his Adhaan or the
Prayers, but Hazrat Umer gave permission, and ordered it...
Conclusion
There my
brothers and sisters were dozens and dozens of references, not from
me, but from your Sheikhs, your Imams! They aren't me quoting, and
it's quite clear, after all that research, that really, Hazrat Umer
performed this Bid'at first, and said it afterwards, that don't
recite this, it's Bid'at, I appologise, yet we see our Sunni brothers
not addmiting it's a Bid'at, given birth by Hazrat Umer himself...
Not to only
note that, but also the fact that adding Hayyala
Khayril Amal in
the Adhaan, isn't Bid'at, likewise the addition of Hazrat Umer, and
that's a point to note, as we Shias, recite this in our Adhaan with
great repute and pleasure, as it's a Sunnat, performed by your great
Ahadith narrator, and also, orriginally Sunnat-e-Muhammed!
Allah,
forgive us all, for our bad sins...
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