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Ibn Majah: Hadith 714

3. The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It

سنن ابن ماجه

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Two Men Who Lay Claim To A Hut

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714
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
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 Abu l-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."
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 714
In-book : Book 3, Hadith 9
English translation : Vol. 1, Book 3, Hadith 714