سنن نسائی · Hadith 636

‘Abdul-’Aziz bin ‘Abdul-Malik bin Abi Mahdhurah narrated that ‘Abdullah bin Muhairiz — who was an orphan under the care of Abu Mahdhurah until he prepared him to go to Ash-Sham — informed him: he said: “I said to Abu Mahdhurah: ‘I am going to Ash-Sham and I am afraid that I will be asked about how you say the Adhan.” He told me that Abu MahdhiIrah said to him: “I went out with a group of people and we were somewhere on the road to Hunain when the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم was coming back from Hunain. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم met us somewhere on the road, and the Muadhdhin of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, called the Adhan for the prayer in the presence of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم We heard the voice of the Muadhdhin, and we were careless about it (the Adhan), so we started yelling, imitating it and mocking it. The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم heard us, so he sent some people who brought us to stand in front of him. He said: ‘Who is the one whose voice I heard so loud?’ The people all pointed to me, and they were telling the truth. He sent them all away, but kept me there and said to me: ‘Stand up and call the Adhan for the prayer.’ I stood up and the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم taught me the Adhan himself. He said: ‘Say: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Alláhu Akbar; Ashhadu an lailaha illallah, Ashhadu an Ia ilaha illallah; Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rascilallah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasalallah (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم).’ Then he said: ‘Then repeat and say in a loud voice: Ashhadu an Ia ilaha illallah, Ashhadu an lailaha illallah; Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulallah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulallah; Hayya ‘alas-salah, Hayya ‘alas- Ha)ya ‘alal-falah, -Iayya ‘alal-falah; ‘Allahu AkbarAllahu Akbar; La ilaha illallah (I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah; I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم; Come to prayer, come to prayer; come to prosperity, come to prosperity; Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; there is none Worthy of worship except Allah).’ Then he called me when I had finished saying the Adhan, and he gave me a bundle in which there was Some silver. I said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, let me be the one doing the Adhan in Makkah.’ He said: ‘I command you to do so.’ Then I came to ‘Attab bin AsId who was the governor of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم in Makkah, and I called the Adhan for prayer with him upon the orders of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم .“ (Hasan)