At a glance
The story
Al-Muwatta relates from Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) that the Prophet ﷺ reported the shaytan schemes at the adhan so that people do not hear it; when it ends he returns, when the iqama is set he withdraws, and when it ends he returns to whisper between a man and himself, reminding him of what he had forgotten, until the man no longer knows how much he prayed 1 Muwatta 177.
The meaning
This hadith shows the shaytan's deception around the adhan and iqama; his aim is to waste the prayer or corrupt its count, which is why speech between adhan and iqama was forbidden 1.
Notes
Among the reports of devils dealing directly with the praying; this browser shows it in the devils section 1.
Connections
- Related to
- Muhammad· Abu Hurayra· Evil ones among humans and jinn· Muwatta 177
People and things also explored
Muwatta 177· Whoever raises his head before the imam — his forelock is in a shaytan's hand· When Ramadan enters, the shayatin are chained· The shaytan confounds the praying man about his count· The shaytan's knots on the sleeper's crown· The tahlil fortress against the shaytan· Muslim 1079 — When Ramadan comes the gates of Paradise open· Muwatta 263
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf)
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islam.museum contributors. “The shaytan's scheming at the call to prayer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/shaytan-schemes-at-the-adhan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-10.
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