Ibn ‘Abbas reported God’s Messenger as saying,“If anyone makes the call to prayer for seven years seeking to please God, freedom from hell will be recorded for him.”Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it.

‘Uqba b. ‘Amir reported God’s Messenger as saying:God is pleased with a shepherd on the top of a rock on a mountain who makes the call to prayer and prays. God says,“Look at this servant of Mine who makes the call to prayer, observes the prayer and fears Me. I forgive My servant and will cause him to enter paradise.”Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted it.

Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s Messenger as saying,“Three will be on mounds of musk on the day of resurrection:a man who gives God and his patron their due, a man who leads people in prayer to their satisfaction, and a man who summons people to the five times of prayer every day and night.”Tirmidhi transmitted it and said that it is a gharib tradition.

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying,“The mu'adhdhin will receive forgiveness to the extent to which his voice reaches, and every moist and dry place will testify on his behalf; and he who attends prayer will have twenty-five prayers recorded for him and will have expiation for sins committed between every two times of prayer.”Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah transmitted it, and Nasa’i transmitted up to“every moist and dry place will testify on his behalf,”adding“and he will have a reward equal to that of those who pray.”

‘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.

Umm Salama said:God’s Messenger taught me to say when the adhan for the sunset prayer was called,“O God, this is the time when Thy night comes on, Thy day retires, and the voices of Thy summoners are heard, so forgive me.”Abu Dawud transmitted it, as did Baihaqi in ad-Da'awat al-kabir.

Abu Umama, or one of the companions of God’s Messenger, said that Bilal began the iqama, and when he said,“The time for prayer has come,”God’s Messenger said,“May God establish it and cause it to continue!”During the whole of the iqama he made such responses as are found in ‘Umar’s tradition about the adhan. Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Anas reported God’s Messenger as saying,“A supplication made between the adhan and the iqama is not rejected.”Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Sahl b. Sa'd reported God’s Messenger as saying,“Two things are not rejected, or are seldom rejected:a supplication when the call to prayer is made, and in stress when people are locked in battle.”A version has“and when rain is falling”. Abu Dawud and Darimi transmitted it, but Darimi did not mention“and when rain is falling”.

‘Abdallah b. ‘Amr told of a man who said,“Messenger of God, the mu'adhdhins excel us.”* To him God’s Messenger replied, ‘Say the same words as they say, and when you come to the end, if you make any petition it will be granted to you.”* This most probably means that they get a greater reward. The reply suggests how that may be counterbalanced. Abu Dawud transmitted it.