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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When the Shaytan hears the call to prayer, he runs away and becomes constrained so that he cannot hear the sound."  

أحمد:٩٣٣٦حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَمِعَ الشَّيْطَانُ الْأَذَانَ وَلَّى وَلَهُ ضُرَاطٌ حَتَّى لَا يَسْمَعَ الصَّوْتَ