Sunan Ibn Majah

Sunan Ibn Majah 725

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Sunan Ibn Majah 725
Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ يَحْيَى، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ طَلْحَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ "‏ الْمُؤَذِّنُونَ أَطْوَلُ النَّاسِ أَعْنَاقًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.

Muhammad ibn Bashshar and Ishaq ibn Mansur narrated to us; they said: Abu 'Amir narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Talhah ibn Yahya, from 'Isa ibn Talhah, who said: I heard Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan say: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The callers to prayer will have the longest necks among people on the Day of Resurrection.’

Notes and open questions — unreviewed

  • The expression ‘longest necks’ is retained literally; it may be understood as a metaphor of distinction or prominence.