Sunan Ibn Majah The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It

Sunan Ibn Majah 714

Chapter: The Sunnah Regarding The Adhan

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 714

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ أَشْعَثَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ، قَالَ كَانَ

آخِرُ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنْ لاَ أَتَّخِذَ مُؤَذِّنًا يَأْخُذُ عَلَى الأَذَانِ أَجْرًا ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Uthman bin Abul-As said:

"The last instruction that the Messenger of Allah gave to me was that I should not appoint a Mu'adh-dhin who took payment for the Adhan." (sahih)

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 714).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( آخِر مَا عَهِدَ ) أَيْ أَوْصَى أَنْ لَا أَتَّخِذ مَحْمُول عَلَى التَّنْزِيه عِنْد كَثِيرِينَ وَقَدْ أَجَازَ وَأَخَذَ الْأُجْرَة.…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 714
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 714
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	AuthenticSahih	The hadith	No. 714

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المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (436)لَا أَتَّخِذَ مُؤَذِّنًا يَأْخُذُ عَلَى أَذَانِهِ أَجْرًا

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 195

He said, "O Messenger of Allah, appointment as the Imam (leader) of my people (in prayers). He (ﷺ) said: "You are their Imam, but you should follow (observe the strength of) the weakest among them and appoint a Mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the call of Adhan." [Reported by al-Khamsah…

وَعَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّهُ قَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ اِجْعَلْنِي إِمَامَ قَوْمِي .‏ قَالَ : "أَنْتَ إِمَامُهُمْ , وَاقْتَدِ بِأَضْعَفِهِمْ , وَاِتَّخِذْ مُؤَذِّنًا لَا يَأْخُذُ…

Narrated by Uthmān ibn Abu al-‘ās + 7 other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 209

"Indeed, amount the last (of orders) Allah's Messenger ordered me with was to employ a Mu'adh-dhin who would not take a wage for his Adhan."

إِنَّ مِنْ آخِرِ مَا عَهِدَ إِلَىَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنِ اتَّخِذْ مُؤَذِّنًا لاَ يَأْخُذُ عَلَى أَذَانِهِ أَجْرًا ‏

Narrated by Uthmān ibn Abu al-‘ās

Sunan Ibn Majah 714

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He said, "O Messenger of Allah, appointment as the Imam (leader) of my people (in prayers). He (ﷺ) said: "You are their Imam, but you should follow (observe the strength of) the weakest among them and appoint a Mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the call of Adhan." [Reported by al-Khamsah…

"Indeed, amount the last (of orders) Allah's Messenger ordered me with was to employ a Mu'adh-dhin who would not take a wage for his Adhan."

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He said, "O Messenger of Allah, appointment as the Imam (leader) of my people (in prayers). He (ﷺ) said: "You are their Imam, but you should follow (observe the strength of) the weakest among them and appoint a Mu'adhdhin who does not charge for the call of Adhan." [Reported by al-Khamsah…

"Indeed, amount the last (of orders) Allah's Messenger ordered me with was to employ a Mu'adh-dhin who would not take a wage for his Adhan."

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