Sunan Abi Dawud

Sunan Abi Dawud 524

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ حُيَىٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، - يَعْنِي الْحُبُلِيَّ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْمُؤَذِّنِينَ يَفْضُلُونَنَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ قُلْ كَمَا يَقُولُونَ فَإِذَا انْتَهَيْتَ فَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Ibn al-Sarh and Muhammad ibn Salamah narrated to us: Ibn Wahb narrated to us, from Hayy, from Abu ʿAbd al-Rahman—meaning al-Hubuli—from ʿAbd Allah ibn ʿAmr, that a man said: ‘Messenger of Allah, the callers to prayer surpass us.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: ‘Say as they say, and when you have finished, ask, and you will be given.’