it was narrated that a man said to Ibn ‘Umar, “I love you for the sake of Allaah,” and he replied, “I hate you for the sake of Allaah, for you overstep the mark in your adhaan.” Hammaad said, he meant singing.
One of the muezzins said to Ibn ‘Umar, “I love you for the sake of Allaah,” and he replied, “But I hate you for the sake of Allaah.” He asked, “Why, O Abu ‘Abd al-Rahmaan?” He said, “Because you exaggerate in your adhaan, and you accept payment for it.




