It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) consulted the Muslims about what method should be adopted to gather people for prayer. The people said: "Let a buq (horn) be blown." He (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked it because of its resemblance to the Jews. Then they mentioned the naqus (clapper), and he disliked that too because of its resemblance to the Christians. That same night, a man from the Ansar named Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), were shown the call to prayer (adhan) in a dream. So the Ansari Companion came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that very night, and the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), and he called the adhan accordingly. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Listen! I too saw the same dream as he saw, but he got ahead of me."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from al-Zuhri except Abd al-Rahman bin Ishaq, and no one narrated it from Abd al-Rahman except Khalid."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7878
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:الصواب مرسل
Hadith Takhrij«قال ابن عدي: عبد الرحمن في حديثه بعض ما ينكر ولا يتابع عليه والأكثر منه صحاح وهو صالح الحديث «الكامل في الضعفاء، ج 5، ص 492»» «قال ابن رجب الحنبلي: في كون هذا الحديث محفوظا عن الزهري بهذا الإسناد نظر فإن المعروف رواية الزهري عن ابن المسيب مرسلا «فتح الباري شرح صحيح البخاري لابن رجب، ج 3، ص 403»» «أخرجه ابن ماجه فى «سننه» برقم: 707، وأبو يعلى فى «مسنده» برقم: 5503، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 13140»