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What is the meaning of the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, "The people with the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection are the mu'adhdhins (callers to prayer)"?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying,
the longest necks of all people on the Day of Resurrectionأطول الناس أعناقا يوم القيامة
Sunan Ibn Majah 725Sahih (Darussalam)
the mu'adhdhins?

Answer:
On its apparent meaning, the mu'adhdhins on the Day of Resurrection will have the longest necks among people, to distinguish them from others by virtue of the adhan (call to prayer).
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قول الرسول «أطول الناس أعناقًا يوم القيامة المؤذنون»؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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