‘Uthman b. Abul ‘As said that he asked God's Messenger to make him his people’s imam and that he replied, “You are their imam, but do according to what the weakest of them is capable of, and employ a mu’adhdhin who does not accept payment for his adhan.” Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب الصلاة / 668
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صَحِيح | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده صحيح
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «إسناده صحيح، رواه أحمد (4/ 217 ح 18066) و أبو داود (531) والنسائي (23/2 ح 673) [وابن ماجه (987) و صححه الحاکم علٰي شرط مسلم (1/ 199، 201) ووافقه الذھبي .]»