of the second of the two be given at the very break of dawn, so that his adhān serves both to notify the one intending to fast to cease anything that nullifies the fast and to announce the entry of the prayer time.
9 – The ḥadith contains an interpolation, namely the phrase, “and he was a man…,” which some attribute to Ibn ʿUmar and others to al-Zuhrī.
10 – The statement, “Bilāl gives the adhān at night,” indicates that this was his consistent habit and regular practice.
11 – Calling the adhān for the dawn prayer before its time is appropriate, because the people are asleep; were the adhān postponed until after daybreak they would be unable to assemble in the mosque until the first part of the time had elapsed. Therefore, the Lawgiver legislated giving the adhān during the night for this purpose.
12 – The ḥadith is proof of the soundness of acting upon a solitary report (khabar al-wāḥid).