And both he and al-Dhahabī passed no judgment on it.

(5) He should raise his voice:

‘No jinn, human being, or anything else hears the extent of the muʾadhdhin’s voice without testifying for him on the Day of Resurrection,’ and, ‘He receives the reward of everyone who prays with him.’

This is part of the ḥadīth of Abū Saʿīd al-Khudrī. ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Ṣaʿṣaʿah al-Anṣārī narrated that Abū Saʿīd said to him, ‘I see that you are fond of sheep and the open country. So whenever you are among your sheep or out in the wilderness and you call to prayer, raise your voice with the adhān, for no one hears…’—and so the ḥadīth continues. Abū Saʿīd added, ‘I heard this from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.’ The report is agreed upon, and I have documented it in al-Taʿlīq al-Raghīb.

The ḥadīth is supported by further narrations: from Ibn ʿUmar with a sound chain, from Abū Hurayrah with a fair chain, and from al-Barāʾ ibn ʿĀzib with a sound chain; I have cited all of them in that work. Al-Barāʾ’s wording is: ‘The muʾadhdhin is forgiven up to the distance his voice reaches; every wet and dry thing that hears him will bear witness for him; and he gains the reward of those who pray with him.’

(6) He should place his two fingers in his ears:

There are several ḥadīths on this point.

First: Abū Juḥayfah said, ‘I saw Bilāl giving the adhān; he would turn from side to side, and I followed his mouth as it moved here and there, while his two fingers were in his ears…’—and so on.