‘Uthman b. Abul ‘As said that he asked God's Messenger to make him his people’s <i>imam</i> and that he replied, “You are their <i>imam</i>, but do according to what the weakest of them is capable of, and employ a <i>mu’adhdhin</i> who does not accept payment for his <i>adhan</i>.” Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Nasa'i transmitted it.

وَعَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ أَبِي الْعَاصِ قَالَ قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُول الله اجْعَلنِي إِمَام قومِي فَقَالَ: «أَنْتَ إِمَامُهُمْ وَاقْتَدِ بِأَضْعَفِهِمْ وَاتَّخِذْ مُؤَذِّنًا لَا يَأْخُذُ عَلَى أَذَانِهِ أَجْرًا» . رَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ وَأَبُو دَاوُد وَالنَّسَائِيّ