Authentic historical references confirm that the following phrase...

Authentic historical references confirm that the following phrase: حيّ على خير العمل Hayya ‘ala khayr al-‘amal “Come to the best of deeds” was part of adhan ,[^3] but during the caliphate of the second caliph, this phrase was omitted under the pretext that when people hear the words “the best of deeds” they will think that praying is better than jihad and cease taking part in jihad .

And things remained as such.[^4] The sentence, الصلوة خير من النوم As-salatu khayrun mina ’n-nawm “Prayer is better than sleeping” was not part of the adhan during the time of the Holy Prophet (S) but has been included therein later on,[^5] and as such, in the book, Al-Umm , Imam ash-Shafi‘i says: "أكره في الأذان الصلوة خير من النوم لأن أبا محذورة لم يذكره." It is not pleasing for me that we say in the adhan : ‘ as-salatu khayrun mina ’n-nawm ’ because Abu Mahdhurah (one of the narrators and muhaddithun ) has not included it (in his compilation of hadith s).[^6] [^1]: Surah al-Ma’idah 5:55.

[^2]: The references concerning the circumstances related to the revelation of this verse on the said case is more than what have been enumerated here. Anyway, below are some of these ample references: Tafsir at-Tabari, vol. 6, p. 186; Ahkam al-Qur’an (Tafsir Jasas), vol. 2, p. 542; Tafsir al-Baydawi, vol. 1, p. 345; Ad-Durr al-Manthur, vol. 2, p. 293. [^3]: Kanz al-‘Ummal, “kitab as-salah,” vol. 4, p.

266, an at-tabrani, “kana Bilal yu’dhdhin bi’s-subh fayaqul: hayya ‘ala khayr al-‘amal”; Sunan Bayhaqi, vol. 1, pp. 424-425; Malik, Al-Muwatta’, vol. 1, p. 93. [^4]: Kanz al-‘Irfan, vol. 2, p. 158; Sirat al-Mustaqim wa Jawahir al-Akhbar wa al-Athar, vol. 2, p. 192; Qawshachi, Sharh at-Tajrid, mabhath imamah, p. 484, “sa‘ad al-minbar wa qal: ayyuha ’ n-nas thalath kann ‘ala ‘ahd rasul Allah ana anhi ‘anhum wa aharramahunna wa hiya mut‘ah an-nisa’i wa mut‘ah al-hajj wa hayya ‘ala khayr al-‘amal”.

[^5]: Kanz al-‘Ummal, “kitab as-salah,” vol. 4, p. 270. [^6]: Quoted in Dala’il as-Sidq, vol. 3, “al-qism ath-thani,” p. 97. Previous…