The muezzin turning around during his adhan

Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) planted a short spear ('anazah) and gave the adhan. I saw him turning around in his adhan.

Ibn Sirin said: When the muezzin gives the adhan, he should face the qiblah. He disliked that the muezzin should turn around in the minaret. Al-Hasan used to say: The muezzin should face the qiblah; when he says 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (come to prayer) he should turn, and when he is about to say 'Allahu akbar' he should face the qiblah again.

Al-Hasan and Ibrahim said: The muezzin should not move his feet from their place.

Sayyiduna Abu Juhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at al-Abtah. Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) came out to give the adhan, and he gave it turning his face to the right and to the left.

Ibrahim said: The muezzin should face the qiblah for the adhan, the shahadah and the iqamah.

Fa'id bin Bakr said: I went with Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) to the mosque for the Fajr prayer. Ibn al-Nabbah, the muezzin of al-Walid bin Uqbah, was giving the adhan, saying: 'Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, ashhadu an la ilaha illallah' (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, I bear witness that there is no god but Allah), swinging round to the right and the left while giving the adhan. At this Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever Allah wills to place his provision in his voice, He does so.

Ibrahim said about the mu'adhdhin: he should keep his feet together and face the qiblah, and when he says 'Qad qamatis-salah' (the prayer has been established), he should turn his face to his right and to his left.