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Assalamu Alaikum, Is it sunnah to put our hands on our ears when giving adhan? If not, where do we put our hands?

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Ustadh AbdulAziz al-Haqqan

Yes, it is sunnah to put your index fingers in your ears, as Bilal raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu did (reported by al-Tirmidhī; graded ṣaḥīḥ by al-Albānī raḥimahullāh), and Shaykh Ibn Uthaymin raḥimahullāh said it remains sunnah even with a microphone.

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