—a practice that, in my estimation, represents an unwarranted addition attributed to ʿUthmān, one from which a conscientious Muslim should keep himself clear.

Second: Those who come to this mosque do so deliberately, even from great distances. Even if, hypothetically, they were to hear the adhān, it is not that call which brings them in time for the sermon and the prayer. Because of the distance, they must set out well before the adhān is given—how long before depends on whether their journey is long or short—so that they may reach the prayer. Their case is like that of worshippers attending the two ʿĪd prayers in the open-air musallā or in a mosque, for which no adhān or formal announcement of the prayer time is legislated.

Nonetheless, we see no objection to the “Uthmanic” adhān being proclaimed at the outer gate of the barracks, for it can be heard by passers-by on the main road and will inform them that there is a mosque inside where prayer is held; they may then enter and pray there, and the call may also reach those in the houses nearest the road. However, there should not be an extended interval