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[ The jurists differ regarding the conditions for the call to prayer ]
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Some scholars said that there are eight conditions and enumerated them. He said that among them is whether it is a condition for the one who gives the call to prayer that he be the one who performs the call to prayer or not. The second is whether it is a condition for the call to prayer that the muezzin does not speak during it or not. The third is whether it is a condition for the one who gives the call to prayer to be in purity or not. Fourth. Is it one of his conditions that the muezzin should face the Qiblah or not? Fifth. Is it one of his conditions that the muezzin should be standing or not? Sixth. Is it disliked for the rider to give the call to prayer or not? He dislikes it. Seventh. Is it one of his conditions that he has reached puberty or not? Eighth. Is it one of his conditions that he does not take a reward for the call to prayer or does he take the reward? It is different. Sharia scholars regarding these conditions and their evidence, between analogy and opposition,