Hadith 892

It is narrated from Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah, from his uncle 'Abdullah ibn Zayd (may Allah be pleased with him), that he said: The Prophet (peace be upon him) considered various methods for the Adhan but did not implement any of them. Then 'Abdullah ibn Zayd was shown the Adhan in a dream. He went to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and informed him. The Prophet said, "Teach it to Bilal." He taught it to Bilal, and Bilal called the Adhan. 'Abdullah said, "I saw it in the dream, and I wanted to do it myself." The Prophet said, "Then you call the Iqamah." [Narrated by Abu Dawud, who remained silent about it] Ibn 'Abdul-Barr said its chain is Hasan, and Al-Hazi said the same.