عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَيْدِ (بْنِ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ) قَالَ: لَمَّا أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالنَّاقُوسِ لِيُضْرَبَ بِهِ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْجَمْعِ لِلصَّلَاةِ (وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ وَهُوَ كَارِهٌ لِمُوَافَقَتِهِ النَّصَارَى) طَافَ بِي وَأَنَا نَائِمٌ رَجُلٌ يَحْمِلُ نَاقُوسًا فِي يَدِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ! أَتَبِيعُ النَّاقُوسَ؟ قَالَ: مَا تَصْنَعُ بِهِ؟ قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ: نَدْعُو بِهِ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ، قَالَ: أَفَلَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ: فَقُلْتُ لَهُ: بَلَى، قَالَ: تَقُولُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَأْخَرَ غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: تَقُولُ إِذَا أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، فَلَمَّا أَصْبَحْتُ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِمَا رَأَيْتُ فَقَالَ: ((إِنَّهَا لَرُؤْيَا حَقٌّ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، فَقُمْ مَعَ بِلَالٍ فَأَلْقِ عَلَيْهِ مَا رَأَيْتَ فَلْيُؤَذِّنْ بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ أَنْدَى صَوْتًا مِنْكَ)) قَالَ: فَقُمْتُ مَعَ بِلَالٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أُلْقِي عَلَيْهِ وَيُؤَذِّنُ بِهِ، قَالَ فَسَمِعَ بِذَلِكَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَهُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَخَرَجَ يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ يَقُولُ: وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ! لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُ مِثْلَ الَّذِي أُرِيَ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ))
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid bin Abd Rabbah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had ordered the bell to be rung to gather people for prayer, and although this was disliked by him due to its resemblance to the Christians, I was asleep when a man passed by me carrying a bell in his hand. I said to him: O servant of Allah! Do you wish to sell the bell? He replied: What will you do with it? Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I told him that we would call people to prayer with it. He said: Shall I not guide you to something better than this? Abdullah bin Zaid said: I said to him, Why not! So he said: You should say these words: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Hayya ‘ala-s-Salah, Hayya ‘ala-s-Salah, Hayya ‘ala-l-Falah, Hayya ‘ala-l-Falah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah. Then he stepped back a little and said: When the prayer is about to begin, say these words: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah, Hayya ‘ala-s-Salah, Hayya ‘ala-l-Falah, Qad qamatis Salah, Qad qamatis Salah, Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La ilaha illallah. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: When morning came, I went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and related my dream. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: If Allah wills, without doubt, this is a true dream. Abdullah! Stand with Bilal and have him repeat the words of your dream so that he may call the Adhan with them, for he has a better and louder voice than you. Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I stood with Bilal and recited the words to him, and he called the Adhan with them. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) heard these words in his house, he hurriedly came out, dragging his cloak, and said: (O Messenger of Allah!) By the One Who has sent you with the truth! I have seen a dream like this as well. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: FALILLAHIL HAMD (All praise is due to Allah).