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`Uthman bin `Affan introduced the second Adhan on Fridays when the number of the people in the
mosque increased. Previously the Adhan on Fridays used to be pronounced only after the Imam had
taken his seat (on the pulpit).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 11, Hadith 39
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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".
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I heard As-Saib bin Yazid, saying, "In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and Abu Bakr and `Umar, the
Adhan for the Jumua prayer used to be pronounced after the Imam had taken his seat on the pulpit.
But when the people increased in number during the caliphate of `Uthman, he introduced a third
Adhan (on Friday for the Jumua prayer) and it was pronounced at Az-Zaura' and that new state of
affairs remained so in the succeeding years.