Ibn Umar used to say that when the Muslims first arrived in Medina, they would gather and wait for the prayer time without anyone calling for it. One day, they discussed this issue, and some of them said, 'Use a bell like the Christians,' while others said, 'Rather, use a horn like the Jews.' Then Umar said, 'Why don’t you send a man to call for the prayer?' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Bilal, stand and call for the prayer.'
أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ يَقُولُ كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا الْمَدِينَةَ يَجْتَمِعُونَ فَيَتَحَيَّنُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَلَيْسَ يُنَادِي بِهَا أَحَدٌ فَتَكَلَّمُوا يَوْمًا فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ اتَّخِذُوا نَاقُوسًا مِثْلَ نَاقُوسِ النَّصَارَى وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَلْ قَرْنًا مِثْلَ قَرْنِ الْيَهُودِ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ أَوَلَا تَبْعَثُونَ رَجُلًا يُنَادِي بِالصَّلَاةِ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا بِلَالُ قُمْ فَنَادِ بِالصَّلَاةِ
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