Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid bin Abd Rabbah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the bell to be rung to gather people for prayer, I saw a man in a dream holding a bell in his hand. I said to him: O servant of Allah! Will you sell it? He asked: What will you do with it? I said: We will call people to prayer with it. He said: Shall I not tell you something better than this? I said: Please do! He said: Say like this: «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُولُ اللهِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُولُ اللهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ .» Then he went a little further and said: For the Iqamah, say like this: «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الفَلَاح، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ .» When morning came, I went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and related my dream. He said: «ان شاء الله!» This is a true dream. Stand with Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and tell him what you have seen, so he may give the Adhan, for his voice is louder than yours. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I stood with Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) and kept telling him, and he kept giving the Adhan. Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) heard these words in his house, so he came out quickly, dragging his cloak, and said: By the One Who sent you as a true Messenger! O Messenger of Allah! I also saw the same dream. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: All praise is due to Allah.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was commanded to say the words of the adhan twice each and the words of the iqamah once each.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was commanded to say the words of the adhan twice and the words of the iqamah once. This hadith is from Ibn Idris, whereas Ayyub has said: except for“ «قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلوةُ» ”(that is, it should be said twice).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) was commanded to say the words of the adhan twice each and the words of the iqamah once each. Ayyub said: Except for“ «قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلوةُ» ”(i.e., it should be said twice).

Sayyiduna Abu Mahdhurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) taught him nineteen (19) words for the Adhan and seventeen (17) words for the Iqamah (Takbir). The words of the Adhan are: «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَن لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُولُ اللهِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُولُ اللهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ .» and the words of the Iqamah are: «اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاةِ، حَيَّ عَلَى الفَلَاح، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ، اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ .»

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Bilal gives the adhan during the night (at the time of Tahajjud), so you may eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum gives the adhan.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that in the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the words of the adhan were said twice each, and the words of the iqamah were said once each, except for «قَدْ قَامَتِ الصَّلَاةُ» , which was said twice. We would perform ablution upon hearing the iqamah and come for prayer. Abu Muhammad says: Abu Mathna's name is Muslim bin Mehran; he was the muezzin of the mosque of Kufa.