English translation
633. 'Abdul-'Azîz bin 'Abdul-Malik bin Abî Maḥdhûrah narrated that 'Abdullâh bin Muḥairîz – who was an orphan under the care of Abû Maḥdhûrah until he prepared him to go to Ash-Shâm – informed him: he said: "I said to Abû Maḥdhûrah: 'I am going to Ash-Shâm and I am afraid that I will be asked about how you say the Adhân.'" He told me that Abû Maḥdhûrah said to him: "I went out with a group of people and we were somewhere on the road to Hunain when the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was coming back from Hunain. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ met us somewhere on the road, and the Mu'adhhdhin of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ called the Adhân for the prayer in the presence of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. We heard the voice of the Mu'adhhdhin, and we were careless about it (the Adhân), so we started yelling, imitating it and mocking it. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ 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 Adhân for the prayer.' I stood up and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ taught me the Adhân himself. He said: 'Say: Allâhu Akbar, Allâhu Akbar, Allâhu Akbar, Allâhu Akbar, Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illallâh, Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illallâh; Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasûlallâh, Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasûlallâh (Allâh is the Greatest, Allâh is the Greatest, Allâh is the Greatest; I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allâh, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allâh; I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allâh, I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allâh).’ Then he said: ‘Then repeat and say in a loud voice: Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illallâh, Ashhadu an lâ ilâha illallâh; Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasûlallâh, Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasûlallâh; Hayya ‘alas-ṣalâh, Hayya ‘alas-ṣalâh; Hayya ‘alal-falâh, Hayya ‘alal-falâh; ‘Allâhu Akbar Allâhu Akbar; Lâ ilâha illallâh (I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allâh, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allâh, I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allâh; I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allâh, I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allâh; Come to prayer, come to prayer; come to prosperity, come to prosperity; Allâh is the Greatest, Allâh is the Greatest; there is none worthy of worship except Allâh).’ Then he called me when I had finished saying the Adhân, and he gave me a bundle in which there was some silver. I said: ‘O Messenger of Allâh, let me be the one doing the Adhân in Makkah.' He said: 'I command you to do so.' Then I came to 'Attâb bin Asîd who was the governor of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ in Makkah, and I called the Adhân for prayer with him upon the orders of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ.'" (Hasan)