Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:6642 حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ بْنِ نَجْدَةَ الْحَوْطِيُّ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الذَّهَبِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ «مَا كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَّا مُؤَذِّنٌ وَاحِدٌ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُؤَذِّنُ لَهُ غَيْرُهُ فَكَانُ إِذَا جَلَسَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ أَذَّنَ عَلَى بَابِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَإِذَا نَزَلَ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ ثُمَّ كَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ كَانَ عُمَرُ ؓ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ عُثْمَانُ كَثُرَ النَّاسُ فَأَمَرَ بِالنِّدَاءِ الْأَوَّلِ بِالسُّوقِ عَلَى دَارٍ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهَا الزَّوْرَاءُ فَكَانَ يُؤَذَّنُ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا جَلَسَ عُثْمَانُ ؓ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَذَّنَ مُؤَذِّنُهُ الْأَوَّلُ فَإِذَا نَزَلَ أَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ»
English Translation
Al-Sa'ib ibn Yazid said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had only one muezzin. He would not have anyone else give the adhan for him. When the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) sat on the pulpit on Friday, the muezzin would give the adhan at the door of the mosque. When he came down, he would call the iqamah. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) continued that practice. Then 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) continued that practice. But when 'Uthman's time came and the people had increased, he ordered a first call to be given at the marketplace, at a house of his called al-Zawra'. The adhan would be given on it. When 'Uthman sat on the pulpit, his original muezzin would give the adhan, and when he came down, the iqamah would be called."