Bukhari

Hadith Commentary:
In this hadith, it is mentioned that even the jinn hear the voice of the mu’adhdhin’s (caller to prayer) adhan (call to prayer).
From this, the existence of jinn is established, and also that on the Day of Resurrection, some jinn will bear witness before Allah in favor of that servant regarding good deeds of certain humans, such as the adhan.
The mention of jinn here establishes the purpose of the chapter.

Hadith Commentary:
➊
In this hadith, it is mentioned that even the jinn hear the voice of the mu’adhdhin (caller to prayer).
From this, the existence of the jinn is established.
Then, in this hadith, their testimony is mentioned, and testimony is given for a good deed.
And testimony is given by one who is trustworthy.
From this, their goodness is proven, because regarding the shaytan (devil), it has already been mentioned that when he hears the call to prayer, he flees while passing wind.
➋
In any case, from this hadith, both their existence and their goodness are mentioned.
In the Noble Qur’an, it is stated that the jinn said:
“And among us are the righteous, and among us are others besides that; we are divided into different groups.” (Al-Jinn 72:14, 15)
From this noble verse, their reward and punishment is also understood.
And Allah knows best.

Hadith Commentary:
In the first hadith of this chapter, adorning the Qur’an with a good voice is mentioned; in the second hadith, its recitation; in the third hadith, the excellence and melodiousness of recitation; in the fourth hadith, reciting in a loud or low voice; and in the fifth hadith, giving the adhan (call to prayer) in a loud voice is discussed.
From all these ahadith, Imam Bukhari rahimahullah deduced that recitation (qira’ah) is one thing and the Qur’an is another.
Recitation is characterized by these qualities, from which it is understood that it is an attribute of the reciter and is created, in contrast to the Qur’an, which is the speech of Allah and uncreated.

Hadith Commentary:
This hadith discusses the proclamation of the adhan (call to prayer) in a loud voice.

Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has established from this that recitation (qira’ah) is one thing and the Qur’an is another, because only recitation is described with attributes such as being loud or soft.

From this it is understood that recitation is an attribute of the reciter and is created, whereas the Qur’an is an attribute of Allah Ta’ala and is uncreated.

In any case, the voices of the servants are their own actions, for which they are deserving of reward, whereas the Qur’an is the speech of Allah Ta’ala.

And Allah knows best.

645. Commentary:

➊ It is understood that even if a person is alone and outside of a settlement, he should still give the call to prayer (adhan), as this has become a distinguishing sign of Muslims. Furthermore, it is possible that there may be another shepherd or traveler nearby who will join, and thus the prayer can be performed in congregation. And if there is absolutely no one present, then other creatures, such as angels and the like, will perform the prayer behind him. For details, see [فائده حديث : 668].

➋ The adhan, talbiyah, and takbir—that is, those proclamations in which the greatness of Allah Ta'ala is declared—the louder they are, the better. The adhan, in any case, is to inform people about the prayer, so it should be given as loudly as possible so that the information reaches far and wide. Moreover, on the Day of Resurrection, all things will bear witness to the faith of this mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer)—what more could the mu'adhdhin desire!

➌ Even the jinn among the children of Adam hear his voice.

➍ The creation will also bear witness for one another.

Benefits and Issues:

➊
Where a person is alone and, with the intention of obeying the command of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), gives the call to prayer (adhan) and then performs the prayer, its reward has already been mentioned in previous hadiths.
On such an occasion, one might think that there is no need to raise the voice for the adhan, since there is no human present to hear it who would come and join the congregational prayer after hearing the adhan.
However, from the hadith under discussion, it is understood that even in such a situation, it is recommended (mustahabb) to give the adhan in a loud voice.

➋
Even inanimate objects possess a kind of consciousness,
although we do not perceive it.

➌
The conditions of the Day of Judgment and the Hereafter are different from the laws of this world.
There, even inanimate objects will bear witness for or against a person, and even a person’s own limbs will become witnesses against him, as is mentioned in the Noble Qur’an:

“The Day when their tongues, their hands, and their feet will bear witness against them as to what they used to do.” (al-Nur: 24/24)
In the same way, trees and stones will bear witness in favor of the mu’adhdhin (the one who gives the adhan).

➍
The status of the mu’adhdhin is very high in the sight of Allah. The reason for this is that the adhan is a means for congregational prayer (salah in jama‘ah); that is, due to its connection with a great act of righteousness, the value and worth of some smaller good deeds are increased. Therefore, one should not consider these good deeds insignificant and be heedless of them.