147 – From Abū Maḥdhūrah (may Allah be pleased with him): “The Prophet ﷺ was pleased with his voice, so he taught him the adhan.” Recorded by Ibn Khuzaymah. ⦗1⦘
Hadith classification:
This report is ḥasan (sound). It was transmitted by al-Dārimī (1/291) and by Abū Shaykh with a continuous chain reaching back to Abū Maḥdhūrah; Ibn Ḥibbān (5/574) also narrated it through another route. Ibn Khuzaymah included it in his Ṣaḥīḥ, and it was declared authentic by Ibn al-Sakan, Ibn Ḥazm, and Ibn Daqīq al-ʿĪd.
Glossary of terms:
– Abū Maḥdhūrah: with a fatḥah on the mīm and sukūn on the ḥāʾ. He was the Messenger of Allah’s muezzin in Mecca. Scholars differ over his personal name; the best-known opinion is that it was Aws ibn Maʿīr ibn Muḥayriz, a Qurashī from the clan of Jumah.
– “He was pleased with his voice”: the verb ʿajibtu (I marveled) here denotes admiration and approval.
Lessons drawn from the ḥadith
- It is recommended that the muezzin have a loud, well-modulated, and moving voice.
- It is recommended to teach the adhan to anyone who wishes to perform it.
- It is recommended to beautify one’s voice in the adhan and in reciting the Quran, for that fosters humility and invites attentive listening.