We came in to visit Muawiya, and the caller announced the prayer, saying, "Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest."Muawiya said, "Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest."The caller then said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah."Muawiya said, "And I bear witness."The caller said, "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."Muawiya said, "And I bear witness."The caller said, "Come to prayer."Muawiya said, "There is no power and no strength except through Allah."The caller said, "Come to success."Muawiya said, "There is no power and no strength except through Allah."Then Muawiya said, "This is how I heard your Prophet ﷺ say it."
دخلنا على معاوية، فنادى المنادي بالصلاة فقال: الله أكبر الله أكبر. فقال معاوية: الله أكبر الله أكبر. ثم قال: أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله. فقال معاوية: وأنا أشهد. ثم قال: أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله. فقال معاوية: وأنا أشهد. ثم قال: حي على الصلاة. فقال معاوية: لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله. ثم قال: حي على الفلاح. فقال معاوية: لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله. ثم قال: هكذا سمعت نبيكم ﷺ يقول.
Ibn Khuzayma (414) narrated it from Yaqub bin Ibrahim Dawraqi, who said, "Ibn Ulaya (that is, Ismail bin Ibrahim) narrated to us from Hisham Dastawai, from Yahya bin Abu Kathir, from Muhammad bin Ibrahim, from Isa bin Talha," and he related the same. This is how Ibn Khuzayma narrated it, mentioning the hawqalah as connected within the chain.Bukhari included it in the chapter on adhan (613), saying, "Yahya said, 'Some of our brothers told me that he said, when the muezzin said, "Come to prayer," he said, "There is no might and no power except with Allah," and he said, "This is how we heard your Prophet say it."'" So Bukhari left unnamed those from whom Yahya bin Abu Kathir narrated. It was not established with him who exactly reported it, and that is why he mentioned the hawqalah as disconnected. The commentators on Bukhari were unable to identify these unnamed narrators, and each of them only offered what his own effort led him to conclude.This hadith in its complete form was narrated by Ahmad (16828) from Ismail bin Ibrahim (that is, Ibn Ulaya) and Abu Amir Aqadi, who both said, "Hisham narrated to us," relating the same, except that he too mentioned the hawqalah as disconnected.The hadith of Muawiya has another route, narrated by Bukhari (904), as mentioned earlier in the chapter on the imam responding on the pulpit when he hears the call, but it does not mention the hawqalah. I do not know how Ibn Khuzayma presented the complete text of the hadith, including the mention of the hawqalah, with this particular chain of transmission. However, this approach of his is strengthened by what Imam Ahmad (16831), Nasai in al-Mujtaba (677) and in Amal al-Yawm wal-Layla (353), and Baghawi in his commentary (422) all narrated, all through the route of Ibn Jurayj, who said, "Amr bin Yahya Mazini narrated to me that Isa bin Umar informed him, from Abdullah bin Alqama bin Waqqas, that Alqama bin Waqqas said, 'I was with Muawiya when his muezzin gave the call, and he repeated what the muezzin said until the muezzin said, "Come to prayer." Muawiya then said, "There is no might and no power except with Allah," and after that he continued repeating what the muezzin said. Then he said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say that."'"In this chain is Isa bin Umar, also said to be Ibn Umayr, a man from the Hijaz. Daraqutni said, "He is well known in Madinah and can be relied upon for corroboration," but Dhahabi said, "He is not known." Hafiz relied on this in Taqrib, describing him as "acceptable." His teacher, Abdullah bin Alqama bin Waqqas Laythi, is likewise "acceptable," meaning when corroborated, and he has indeed been corroborated, his brother Alqama bin Waqqas having corroborated him.This route was narrated by Imam Ahmad (16896) and Ibn Khuzayma (416), from Amr, and from him Ibn Hibban (1687), all through the route of Yahya bin Saeed Qattan, who said, "Muhammad bin Amr narrated to us, saying, 'My father narrated to me from my grandfather,'" meaning from Amr bin Alqama, from Alqama bin Waqqas, and he related the hadith in full. Amr bin Alqama bin Waqqas is likewise "acceptable," that is, when corroborated.These corroborations, together with the supporting narration from the hadith of Umar bin Khattab, strengthen the hadith of Muawiya bin Abu Sufyan, as Hafiz also pointed out. The hadith of Muawiya has other chains of transmission besides these, but what I have mentioned here are the soundest of them. See further discussion of the sourcing in the chapter on what one says upon hearing the call to prayer.