The Virtue of the Adhan and the Hadith: The Mu'adhhdhins Have the Longest Necks
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Question:
The questioner: The hadith, Honorable Shaykh, "The believers..." What is the virtue of the adhan?
Answer:
Yes, the adhan has a great virtue. They are the people with the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection. This is a way of honoring them, respecting them, and distinguishing them from the people. For this reason, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the rightly guided caliph, said: "Were it not for the caliphate, I would have called the adhan." Yes.
The questioner: The hadith, Honorable Shaykh, "The believers..."
The mu'adhhdhins will have the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection
المؤذنون أطول أعناقا يوم القيامةAnswer:
Yes, the adhan has a great virtue. They are the people with the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection. This is a way of honoring them, respecting them, and distinguishing them from the people. For this reason, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), the rightly guided caliph, said: "Were it not for the caliphate, I would have called the adhan." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (185) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:54)
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