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Is there a hadith regarding when the mu'adhdhin says "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah," and one says "And I"? Do we say this, or what do we do?

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Al-Halabi: The questioner asks and says that it has been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or in some hadiths, that when the mu'adhdhin says "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," the narrator of the hadith said
I was watching the Messenger of Allah و أنا ، قال سمعت ذلك من رسول الله صلّى الله عليه و سلّم
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3944Sahih (Darussalam)
. The questioner asks, do we also say this? And do we say this in the tashahhud or in the adhan?

The Shaykh : In the tashahhud in the prayer, you mean?
Al-Halabi: Yes...

The Shaykh : It has no relation to the tashahhud in the prayer. As for the first question, the answer is yes. As I understand it, a person may be in a situation where he is not prepared to answer the mu'adhdhin with the complete answer, which is the best, as stated in the well-known hadith:
When you hear the Mu'adhdhin then say what he says إذا سمعتم المؤذّن فقولوا مثل ما يقول ...
Sunan an-Nasa'i 678Sahih (Darussalam)
to the end of the hadith. He may be in a situation where he is unable to follow the mu'adhdhin, so he shortens the answer. When the mu'adhdhin says twice "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah", the responder shortens it and says "And I, and I". This includes everyone, and this is a fine sunnah (recommended practice) that facilitates for the Muslim not to miss all the virtue from the start, though some of it is better than some. The best is to answer him with the equivalent, as stated in
repeat what the Mu'adhdhin فقولوا مثل ما يقول
Sahih Muslim 383
. But if the matter is between not answering with the equivalent and answering with this shortened phrase "And I, and I", then this is undoubtedly better than leaving the answer out entirely.
Source alathar.net

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