Fatwa #1294921 October 2004South Africa
1.What was the name of the 2nd Muazzin of Islam? 2.was he blind? 3.And is he being referred to in Surah 'Abasa?
Answer
Abdullah ibn Umme Maktoom (RA) was a blind Sahabi. He is being referred to in the third verse of Surah Abasa. He was also appointed as a Muazzin by Rasulullah (Salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam).
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai