Is it permissible to make the call to prayer (adhan) outside its prescribed time for fear of harm from jinn or to ward off the whispers of Satan?
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It has been authentically reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that Satan flees upon hearing the call to prayer () and emits a flatulence. Some scholars have mentioned what indicates the permissibility of calling the adhan to repel Satan outside of prayer times, such as calling it for a newborn, for someone who is distressed, for an epileptic, for an angry person, and when ghoul-like jinns appear. Some scholars are of the view that the remembrance of Allah in general repels devils.
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