Hadith No: 6
Ibn Hazm - Al-Muhalla bil-Athar - Book of Prayer - Chapter on the Adhan - Issue on the Description of the Adhan
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (194)
[The text is lengthy, so only the relevant excerpt is provided here]
- .... It has been authentically reported from Ibn Umar and Abu Umamah ibn Sahil ibn Hunayf that
they used to say in their Adhan: "Hayya 'ala khayr al-'amal" (Hasten to the best of deeds), but we do not endorse this because it was not authentically reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny), and there is no evidence in the actions of anyone below him. Indeed, it would be necessary for anyone who makes such a statement about a Companion to adhere to a similar position, as this cannot be said based on personal opinion: to follow Ibn Umar's view in this matter, which is firmly established from him through the most reliable chain of transmission.