Narrated by Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
The muezzins will have the longest necks of all people on the Day of Resurrection.
Sahih Muslim 387
What this hadith teaches
A sign of honour and distinction: those who called people to prayer will stand out with heads raised high.
Reference and grade
- Found in
- Grade
- Sahih (in Sahih Muslim)
- Narrator
- Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
- Chapter
- Azan and Iqamah
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
الْمُؤَذِّنُونَ أَطْوَلُ النَّاسِ أَعْنَاقًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Arabic text of Sahih Muslim 387, as given on sunnah.com.