Al-Kāfi - The Book of Prayer

Chapter: Commencement of Adhan, Iqamah, and the Excellence of Reading them 2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِ٠ٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠َّا هَبَطَ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ٠) بِالأذَانِ عَلَى رَسُولِ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كَانَ رَأْسُهُ فِي حِجْرِ عَلِيٍّ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) فَأَذَّنَ جَبْرَئِيلُ (عَلَيْهِ٠َّا انْتَبَهَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ سَ٠ِعْتَ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قَالَ حَفِظْتَ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قَالَ ادْعُ بِلاَلاً فَعَلِّ٠ْهُ فَدَعَا عَلِيٌّ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) بِلاَلاً فَعَلَّ٠2.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from Mansur ibn Hazim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that when Jibril (Gabriel) descended with Adhan to the Messenger of Allah, he was resting and his head was on Amir al-Mu’minin Ali’s lap. Jibril then read Adhan and Iqamah.

When the Messenger of Allah woke up he asked, ‘O Ali, did you hear it?’ He replied, ‘Yes, I did.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) asked, ‘Do you remember it?’ He (Ali) replied, ‘Yes, I remember.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) then said, ‘Call Bilal and teach him.’ Ali then called Bilal and taught him Adhan and Iqamah.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (5/82))