Hadith 21

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 3: The Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It Da'if

Chapter 5

The Virtue Of The Adhan And The Reward Of The Mu'adh-dhin

باب فَضْلِ الأَذَانِ وَثَوَابِ الْمُؤَذِّنِينَ‏

Da'if
Sunan Ibn Majah 726
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَخُو سُلَيْمٍ الْقَارِي عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ أَبَانَ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ لِيُؤَذِّنْ لَكُمْ خِيَارُكُمْ وَلْيَؤُمَّكُمْ قُرَّاؤُكُمْ ‏"
It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Let the best of you give the call to prayer (Adhan), and let those who are most versed in the Qur'an lead you in prayer.'"