Is there a Hadith that suggests that the Muadhin gets the reward of everyone attending the congregation?
Answer:
Imam Nasai and Imam Ahmad (rahimahumallah) have recorded the following narration on the authority of Sayyiduna Bara ibn ‘Azib (radiyallahu ‘anhu):
“Allah Ta’ala showers special mercy upon those in the first row [of Salah] and the Angels make du’a of forgiveness for them. The Muadhin will receive forgiveness for the distance his voice travels. Every [living or dead] creature will bear testimony on his behalf [on the Day of Qiyamah], and he will receive the reward of all those people who performed Salah with him (all those who attended the Salah due to his Adhan).
(Sunan Nasai; Al Mujtaba, Hadith: 646 and Musnad Ahmad, vol. 4 pg. 284. Also see Hashiyatus Sindhi ‘Ala Musnadil Imam Ahmad)
‘Allamah Mundhiri (rahimahullah) has declared the chain of narrators sound (hasan)
(Targhib, vol. 1 pg. 176)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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