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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأذان والسنة فيهThe Book of the Adhan and the Sunnah Regarding It
بَابُ : فَضْلِ الأَذَانِ وَثَوَابِ الْمُؤَذِّنِينَChapter: The Virtue Of The Adhan And The Reward Of The Mu'adh-dhin
Hadith 725
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، وَإِسْحَاق بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْمُؤَذِّنُونَ أَطْوَلُ النَّاسِ أَعْنَاقًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ " .
´It was narrated that 'Esa bin Talhah said:` "I heard Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan say that Messenger of Allah said: "The Mu'adh-dhin will have the longest necks of all people on the Day of Resurrection."
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : And this will be evidence of their honor, distinction, and elevated rank, and the meaning of having long necks is that their deeds will be greater, or in reality their necks will be long, and they will be able to see Paradise, or they will be the leaders of the people—for the Arabs refer to a leader as one with a long neck—or they will not be thirsty, because their necks will be raised, while others, due to intense thirst, will be bending their necks.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
The elongation of necks alludes to their eminence and honor, and it may also literally mean that their necks will be long. Taking the apparent meaning is closer to correctness.
It can also mean that while other people, distressed by thirst, will have their heads bowed down, the mu’adhdhins will be content and at ease at that time.
The elongation of necks alludes to their eminence and honor, and it may also literally mean that their necks will be long. Taking the apparent meaning is closer to correctness.
It can also mean that while other people, distressed by thirst, will have their heads bowed down, the mu’adhdhins will be content and at ease at that time.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 725
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The People of the Book will receive a double reward if they believe in the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), because when they have already believed in one messenger and consider him a means of salvation, then believing in you (the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is a great struggle for them. No person is willing to accept another as a spiritual guide (pir) after already having one, so how difficult and challenging must it be to accept another prophet after already believing in one? And this very effort and struggle is the cause of an increase in reward. That is why it is stated in the Noble Qur’an:
“They will be given their reward twice because of their patience.” (Al-Qasas: 54)
In the same way, a slave who fully fulfills the rights of his master, for him to fulfill the rights of Allah compared to a free person is a very difficult and laborious task. But he overcomes this obstacle and hindrance, which is very arduous and demanding, so he too will receive a double reward.
The principle is:
(al-‘aṭāyā ‘alā matn al-balāyā)
“Rewards are given in proportion to hardship.”
And (ajrukum ‘alā qadr naṣabikum)
“Your rewards are according to the extent of your effort.”
The third person who shows kindness to his slave-girl, gives her good food, arranges for her education and upbringing, then frees his slave-girl—whom he could have used for work as he wished, and could have derived benefit from her—by freeing her, he brings her to his own level. This too is a matter of great courage and a tremendous act of kindness, so he too will receive a double reward for this marriage.
➋ Benefiting from a sacrificial camel is permissible, as will be mentioned in the issues of Hajj. Therefore, the analogy based on the ruling that benefiting from a sacrificial animal is not allowed is not applicable here.
Benefits and Issues:
➊ The People of the Book will receive a double reward if they believe in the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), because when they have already believed in one messenger and consider him a means of salvation, then believing in you (the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is a great struggle for them. No person is willing to accept another as a spiritual guide (pir) after already having one, so how difficult and challenging must it be to accept another prophet after already believing in one? And this very effort and struggle is the cause of an increase in reward. That is why it is stated in the Noble Qur’an:
“They will be given their reward twice because of their patience.” (Al-Qasas: 54)
In the same way, a slave who fully fulfills the rights of his master, for him to fulfill the rights of Allah compared to a free person is a very difficult and laborious task. But he overcomes this obstacle and hindrance, which is very arduous and demanding, so he too will receive a double reward.
The principle is:
(al-‘aṭāyā ‘alā matn al-balāyā)
“Rewards are given in proportion to hardship.”
And (ajrukum ‘alā qadr naṣabikum)
“Your rewards are according to the extent of your effort.”
The third person who shows kindness to his slave-girl, gives her good food, arranges for her education and upbringing, then frees his slave-girl—whom he could have used for work as he wished, and could have derived benefit from her—by freeing her, he brings her to his own level. This too is a matter of great courage and a tremendous act of kindness, so he too will receive a double reward for this marriage.
➋ Benefiting from a sacrificial camel is permissible, as will be mentioned in the issues of Hajj. Therefore, the analogy based on the ruling that benefiting from a sacrificial animal is not allowed is not applicable here.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 387
