Ibn Durayd, in his Jamharah (and he is followed in this by other lexicographers), gives the original meaning of the verb sannah as "sawwara (al-shay’a)", i.e., to fashion a thing or produce it as a model. Next, it is applied to behavior which is considered a model.
Kutoka kwa Hafs bin Umar bin Saad - muadhini, ya kwamba Saad alikuwa akiadhini katika msikiti wa Mtume (s.a.w.).. Amesema Hafs: .Amenihadithia ahli yangu kuwa Bilal alikwenda kuadhini kwa Mtume (s.a.w.) kwa ajili ya Swala ya Alfajiri.