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The person who increased the number of Adhans for the Jumua prayers to three was `Uthman bin
`Affan and it was when the number of the (Muslim) people of Medina had increased. In the lifetime of
the Prophet (ﷺ) there was only one Mu'adh-dhin and the Adhan used to be pronounced only after the
Imam had taken his seat (i.e. on the pulpit).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 11, Hadith 37
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In the lifetime of the Prophet, Abu Bakr and `Umar, the Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be
pronounced when the Imam sat on the pulpit. But during the Caliphate of `Uthman when the Muslims
increased in number, a third Adhan at Az-Zaura' was added. Abu `Abdullah said, "Az-Zaura' is a place
in the market of Medina."
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I heard Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan (repeating the statements of the Adhan) while he was sitting on the
pulpit. When the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan saying, "Allahu-Akbar, Allahu Akbar",
Muawiya said: "Allah Akbar, Allahu Akbar." And when the Mu'adh-dhin said, "Ash-hadu an la ilaha
illal-lah (I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah)", Muawiya said, "And (so do) I".
When he said, "Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasulullah" (I testify that Muhammad is Allah's
Apostle), Muawiya said, "And (so do) I". When the Adhan was finished, Muawiya said, "O people,
when the Mu'adh-dhin pronounced the Adhan I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on this very pulpit saying what
you have just heard me saying".