Question 285: obviously who thinks about it before reciting that,”I’m about to recite this but not as a part but as a blessing”.Its either you do it or don’t. Its absolute. But what about those sources which say Bilal actually included Ali un waliullah in the adhan during the adhan in Ghadeer Khumn?
And also as per the blessing logic, why can’t I simply add anything in adhan as a blessing? I can say Gabriel is the supreme angel ,Ibrahim was a great imam and prophet etc.I mean,all of these would also bless me.I still don’t get the logic.
Answer 285: There are some particular traditions in which we are allowed to recite the third testimony in Adhan as a blessing and with the intention of Qurbat, however there has not been mentioned any reliable hadith saying that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) has ever recited it to His Adhan or even allowed others to do so.
Although, in book “al-Salafa fee Amrel Khilafa” mentioned that when Salman Farsi added the third testimony in Adhan one complained to the Holy Prophet (PBUH), He Said: “You heard a kind word”. In this book it is also mentioned, after Ghadir Khum when the Holy Prophet heard that Abadar Ghifari added it to the Adhan, He said: “What was the meaning of the Sermon on that hot weather I addressed You? Didn’t it mean that Ali Amirul Momenin is Waliullah?”[1]
But, first of all this book is not accessible to search about the reliability of the ahadith mentioned there and second these traditions haven’t found before seventh century, so we ought not to discuss about their Sanad whether they are reliable or not.
There are some traditions in which reciting the third testimony is permissible in Adhan as follows: Imam Sadiq (as) has said: When Allah has created the heavens and the earth said, O harbinger Witness to the three testimony.[2]
In addition, we come across narrations in our textual resources which say that whenever a person testifies to the prophecy of Holy Prophet (pbuh), he should also testify to the successorship (wilayah) of the Commander of Faithful, peace be upon him.
In any case, the reason why Shiite jurists allows the recitation of the third testimony in Adhan, not as a part, lies in the unrestricted narratives which say: “Whenever you testify to the oneness of God and the prophecy of Muhammad, you should testify also to the mastership of Ali bin Abi Tablib (a.s.).” Since this narrative is absolute and unrestricted, it includes Adhan and Iqamah also.
Note: Considering that bid’ah means adding to the religion what is not a part of it, reciting other things no hadith prove it is treated as Bid’ah.
Adding the third testimony in Tashahud: As the prayer is Tawqifi act we must not add anything other than what shariat allowed us to do.
Since, the third testimony is not a part of prayer we are not allowed to add it in tashahud.[3]
For further information in this regards, please refer to the following answer:
Index: Number of things which invalidate the prayer, answer 547.
Index: Saying Āmīn during prayer in validate the prayer, answer 017.
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[1] . Maraghi Mesri, Sheikh Abdullah, al-Salafa fee Amrel Khilafa, Pgs. 32 & 33.
[2] . Kuleini, Muhammad bin Yaqoub, Al-Kafi, researcher and editior, Ghifari, Ali Akbar, Muhammad, Vol. 1, Pg. 441, Darel Kotob al-Islamiya, fourth edition, 1407 A.H; Sheikh Sadouq, al-Amali, Pg. 604, A’lami, Beirut, fifth edition, 1400 A.H.
[3] . Imam Khomeini, Istiftaat, Vol. 1, Pg. 167.