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Riyad us Saliheen: Hadith 1230

9. The Book of Virtues

رياض الصالحين

1230
Riyad us Saliheen
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما قال‏:‏ كان لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مؤذنان‏:‏ بلال وابن أم مكتوم‏.‏ فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ إن بلالا يؤذن بليل فكلوا واشربوا حتى يؤذن ابن أم مكتوم‏"‏ قال ولم يكن بينهما إلا أن ينزل هذا ويرقى هذا، ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had two Mu'adhdhin: Bilal and Ibn Umm Maktum (May Allah be pleased with them). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Bilal proclaims Adhan

[call to Salat (prayer)] at fag end of night, so eat and drink till Ibn Umm Maktum pronounces Adhan." Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) added: And the gap between their Adhan was not more than the time spent in one's getting down and the other's climbing (the minaret).

[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Reference: Sunnah.com : Book 9, Hadith 241
Arabic/English book : Book 9, Hadith 1231