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The Words of AZAAN-The call towards Salaah –(Prayer)
AZAAN is SUNNAH only for
the five incumbent Prayers and for JUMAH (FREDAY Prayer)
.
AZAAN is not required for any other prayer.
AZAAN means to inform, but in Shar'iah AZAAN means to inform of a particular Prayer in particular
wordings.
The Azaan
for every incumbent prayer should be called out in its prescribed
time.
If it was called before the time then it must be
called again at the correct time.
When the time for Prayer comes, the MUAZZIN stands up and calls out aloud
these words:
(Allaahu Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
Allaah is the greatest of all. Allaah
is the greatest of all
(Allaahu Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
Allaah is the greatest of all. Allaah is
the greatest of all
(‘Ash-hadu
‘Al-laaa’- ‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
I testify that there is none worthy of
worship but Allaah
I testify that there is none worthy
of worship but Allaah
(‘Ash-hadu ‘Al-laaa’- ‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
(‘Ash-hadu
‘Anna Muhammadar-RasuulUllaahi)
I testify that Muhammad is Allaah’s
Messenger
(‘Ash-hadu ‘Anna Muhammadar-RasuulUllaahi)
I testify that Muhammad is Allaah’s
Messenger
(Hayya
‘Alas-Salaaah)
Come for Namaaz
(Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
Come for Namaaz
(Hayya
‘Alal Falaaah)
Come to success
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
Come to success
(Allaahu Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
Allaah is the greatest of all.
Allaah is the greatest of all
(laaa’- ‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
There is none worthy of worship
besides Allaah
Turn
the FACE right when saying (Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
Turn the FACE left when saying (Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
In
the AZAAN of FAJR after (Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah) say twice
(‘As-Salaatu khayrum-minan-nawn)
Namaaz is better than sleep. Namaaz
is better than sleep.
and
in Fajr Azaan after hearing
one should say (Sadaqta wa bararta) You have spoken the truth and you have done
good.
Duaa after
Azaan
(Allaahumma Rabba haazi-hidda’-watit-taaa’-mati was-Salaatil
qaaa-‘imati ‘Aati Muhammada
nil wasiilata wal-faziilata waddara-jatittaaa’-‘ammata Wab-‘ashu
maqaamam-Mahmuuda nillazii wa ‘attahuu ‘InnaKa
laa tukhliful Mii-‘aad)
O Allaah! Lord of this perfect Call and of
the Salaat about to be established bestow upon Muhammad the Wasilah
(intercession) Grace and lofty rank. Establish him on Maqaame Mahmood which You
have promised him. Verily, You do not go against the promise
THERE ARE SEVEN MUSTAHABS IN AZAAN
1.To
stand facing the QIBLAH.
2. Not to make haste in saying Azaan.
3. To put both index fingers in the ears.
4. To call Azaan from a high place.
5. To say Azaan in a loud voice.
6. To turn the face right when saying and
to the left when saying
7. To say twice after in the Azaan for Fajr Namaaz.
Saying
Azaan without Wudhu is permissible but it is bad to make a habit of it.
Azaan is SUNNAT, but as it reveals a special glory of Islam, much stress is
laid on it.
IQAAMAT
Q.
What is Iqaamat?
A. Iqaamat is to repeat the wordings of Azaan at the beginning of FARZ
Namaaz. But in Iqaamat after
say twice
The (jamaat) prayer is ready
In Takbir (Iqaamat) after hearing one
should say
May Allah
establish it and keep it forever
Saying
Iqaamat without wudhu is MAKROOH.
AZAAN
and IQAAMAT are SUNNAT for MEN only.
Iqaamat
is SUNNAT for FARZ namaaz only. It is not Sunnat for any other namaaz.
Q.
If anyone says his Farz Salaat at home, should he say Azaan and Iqaamat?
A. Azaan and Iqaamat in the neighbouring Masjid will be sufficient, but it is better
to say them at home also.
Q. Should a traveller say Azaan and Iqaamat during a journey?
A. Yes. Both Azaan and Iqaamat should be said when one is at a lonely place. It
won't matter if one says only Iqaamat and not Azaan. However, it is Makrooh to
leave the both.
Q. Is it permissible if one person says the Azaan and another says the lqaamat?
A. If one who said the Azaan is not present or if he is there but does not
mind, then another person may say Iqaamat. If the person who said Iqaamat
minds, then it is Makrooh for another person to say the Iqaamat.
Q. How much time should be allowed to pass between Azaan and Iqaamat?
A. In all Salaats except Maghrib, one should wait for the Iqaamat till the
persons who are eating or are in the toilet can join the Namaaz. In Maghrib
Salaat it is advisable that after the Azaan Iqaamat should be said after the
lapse of the time equal to the reciting of THREE AAYATS.
IJAABAT
Q.
What is IJAABAT for Azaan and Iqaamat and what is the order for that?
A. Ijaabat for both Azaan and Iqaamat is MUSTAHAB. Ijaabat means that those
hearing should the wordings as the Muazzin or Mukabbir says. However, after
hearing and
one should say
There is no Power and might except
from Allaah, The Most High, The Great.
In
Fajr, azaan after hearing
one should say
In Takbeer, after hearing
one should say
(Allaahu
Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
Allaah is
the greatest of all. Allaah is the greatest of all
(Allaahu
Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
Allaah is the greatest of all. Allaah
is the greatest of all
(‘Ash-hadu
‘Al-laaa’- ‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
I testify
that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah
(‘Ash-hadu
‘Al-laaa’- ‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
I testify that there is none worthy
of worship but Allaah
(‘Ash-hadu ‘Anna
Muhammadar-RasuulUllaahi)
I testify that Muhammad is Allaah’s
Messenger
(‘Ash-hadu ‘Anna
Muhammadar-RasuulUllaahi)
I testify that Muhammad is Allaah’s
Messenger
(Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
Come for Namaaz
(Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
Come for Namaaz
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
Come to success
(Hayya
‘Alal Falaaah)
Come to success
(Allaahu Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
Allaah is the greatest of all. Allaah is the greatest of all
laaa’- ‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
There is none worthy of worship besides Allaah
Turn the FACE right when saying
(Hayya
‘Alas-Salaaah)
Turn the FACE left when saying
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
In the AZAAN of FAJR after
say twice
(‘As-Salaatu khayrum-minan-nawn)
Namaaz is better than sleep. Namaaz is better than sleep.
and in Fajr Azaan after hearing (‘As-Salaatu khayrum-minan-nawn)
one should say
(Sadaqta wa bararta)
You have spoken the truth and you
have done good.
(Allaahumma Rabba haazi-hidda’-watit-taaa’-mati was-Salaatil
qaaa-‘imati ‘Aati Muhammada
nil wasiilata wal-faziilata waddara-jatittaaa’-‘ammata Wab-‘ashu
maqaamam-Mahmuuda nillazii wa ‘attahuu ‘InnaKa
laa tukhliful Mii-‘aad)
O Allaah! Lord of this perfect Call and of the
Salaat about to be established bestow upon Muhammad the Wasilah (intercession)
Grace and lofty rank. Establish him on Maqaame Mahmood which You have promised
him. Verily, You do not go against the promise
THERE
ARE SEVEN MUSTAHABS IN AZAAN
1.To stand facing the QIBLAH.
2. Not to make haste in saying Azaan.
3. To put both index fingers in the ears.
4. To call Azaan from a high place.
5. To say Azaan in a loud voice.
6. To turn the face right when saying
(Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah) and
to the left when saying
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
7. To say
(‘As-Salaatu
khayrum-minan-nawn) twice after
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah) in the Azaan for Fajr Namaaz (Prayer).
Saying Azaan without Wudhu is permissible but it
is bad to make a habit of it.
Azaan is SUNNAT, but as it reveals a special glory of Islam, much stress is
laid on it.
Q. What is Iqaamat?
A. Iqaamat is to repeat the wordings of Azaan at the beginning of FARZ
Namaaz. But in Iqaamat after (Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
say twice
(Qad qaamatis-Salaatu) The (jamaat) prayer is ready
In Takbir (Iqaamat) after hearing
(Qad qaamatis-Salaatu) one should say
(‘Aqaama-hAllaahu wa ‘adaamahaa)
May Allah establish it and keep it forever
Saying Iqaamat without wudhu is MAKROOH.(hateful)
AZAAN and IQAAMAT are SUNNAT for MEN
only.
Iqaamat is SUNNAT for FARZ namaaz only. It is
not Sunnat for any other namaaz.
Q. If anyone says his Farz Salaat at home,
should he say Azaan and Iqaamat?
A. Azaan and Iqaamat in the neighbouring Masjid will be sufficient, but it is
better to say them at home also.
Q. Should a traveller say Azaan and Iqaamat during a journey?
A. Yes. Both Azaan and Iqaamat should be said when one is at a lonely place. It
won't matter if one says only Iqaamat and not Azaan. However, it is Makrooh to
leave the both.
Q. Is it permissible if one person says the Azaan and another says the
lqaamat?
A. If one who said the Azaan is not present or if he is there but does not
mind, then another person may say Iqaamat. If the person who said Iqaamat
minds, then it is Makrooh for another person to say the Iqaamat.
Q. How much time should be allowed to pass between Azaan and
Iqaamat?
A. In all Salaats except Maghrib, one should wait for the Iqaamat till the
persons who are eating or are in the toilet can join the Namaaz. In Maghrib
Salaat it is advisable that after the Azaan Iqaamat should be said after the
lapse of the time equal to the reciting of THREE AAYATS.
Q. What is IJAABAT for Azaan and Iqaamat and
what is the order for that?
A. Ijaabat for both Azaan and Iqaamat is MUSTAHAB. Ijaabat means that those
hearing should the wordings as the Muazzin or Mukabbir says. However, after
hearing (Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
and (Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
one should say
(Laa hawla wa
laa quwwata ‘illaa
BIllaahil-‘Aliyyil-‘Aziim) There is no Power and might except from Allaah,
The Most High, The Great.
In Fajr, azaan after hearing (‘As-Salaatu khayrum-minan-nawn)
one should say (Sadaqta wa bararta)
In Takbeer, after hearing (Qad qaamatis-Salaatu)
one should say (‘Aqaama-hAllaahu wa ‘adaamahaa)
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Adhan and Iqamah
Saying the Azaan holds great benefits and reward as mentioned in
the Ahadith.
1) The Prophet of Allah has said, "I went
to paradise and saw domes of pearl and its dirt is of musk." He said,
"Oh Gabrial, who is this for?" He replied, "This if for your
ummah's Muazzin (one who says the Azaan) and Imams." [Rawahu Abu Ya'la Fee
Musnad]
2) The one who says Azaan for Sawaab is like that martyred who is drenched in
blood and when he will die insects will not come on in his body. [Rawahut
Tabrani]
3) If people knew how much reward there was in Azaan then swords would be used
amongst them [to say it]. (Rawahu Ahmad)
4) The duaa between Azaan and Iqamah is not rejected. [Abu Daood & Tirmizi]
How to say Azaan
5) Stand outside the mosque in a high place
facing the qibla with your fingers in the hole of the ears or with hands on
your ears, reciting the following words:
.
(Allaahu Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
(Allaahu
Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
(‘Ash-hadu-‘Al-laaa’-‘ilaaaha-‘illAllaahu)
(‘Ash-hadu-‘Al-laaa’-‘ilaaaha-‘illAllaahu)
(‘Ash-hadu ‘Anna Muhammadar-RasuulUllaahi)
(‘Ash-hadu ‘Anna
Muhammadar-RasuulUllaahi)
(Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
(Hayya ‘Alas-Salaaah)
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
(Hayya ‘Alal Falaaah)
(Allaahu
Akbar. Allaahu Akbar)
laaa’-
‘ilaaaha ‘illAllaahu)
During Iqama do not put your fingers in your
ears and do not not put your hands on your ears, say the iqama with a lower
voice compared to the azaan but not so low that the people there can not hear,
say the words of Iqamah without pauses like in Azaan.
To stand at the beginning of Iqama is Makrooh
10) During iqama all people present, Imam and
Muqtadee, should be sitting. When the Mukabbir (one who says the Iqama) reaches
everybody should stand up while standing up before this is against the Sunnah.
Imam Mohammed (D. 189 Hijri), student of Imam-e-Azam Abu Hanifa (Radi-Allahu
anhu) & teacher of the teacher of Imam Bukhari writes in his famous book of
hadith, Muta Shareef,
"When the Muazzin says it is mustahab for the people to stand for salaah,
get into saf, straighten the saf, and be shoulder to shoulder. This is the
fatwa (verdict) of (Imam-e-Azam) Abu Hanifa Rahmatu-llahi alaih." [Muatta
Sharif P. 68]
11) Some people would stand before during iqama.
Prophet of Allah said, "Do not stand up until you see me. " (Bukhari)
12) It is Makrooh to stand and wait at the time of iqama instead one should
sit-down and stand when the muazzin says [Raddul Muhtar V. 2 P. 71 & Fatawa
Alamgiri V. 1 P.57]
The Answer to Azaan and Iqama
13) When azaan is being said one should listen
very attentively, answering the azaan. At that time, one is not allowed to
talk, to say salaam, or to answer to a salaam. Even if some one is reading the
Holy Quran they too are ordered to stop and answer the azaan.
In the Ahadith the following benefits have been mentioned
In exchange of every Kalima, Allah writes 100,000 goodnesses [in your record of
deeds], upgrades you by 1,000 grades and removes 1,000 of your sins.
[Ibn-e-Asakar]
14) In Tabrani it is stated for exchange of every kalima one will be upgraded
by one million grades.
15) It is enough for a misfortune and misery of a mumin that when he hears the
muazzin say the takbeer and does not answer it.
16) When the muazzin says azan, whoever says the same [words], when he says
or
they answer , they will enter paradise [Muslim]
17) In reply to , one should say and to answer
one should say
In Azaan, it is Mustahab to kiss the thumbs and the index finger upon the name
of the Prophet
19) When the Muazzin says , read this durood ,
kiss the thumbs and put them over the eyes then say for whoever says this The
Holy Prophet will be his leader in Jannah. (Raddul-Muhtar written by
Khatim-ul-Muqiqeen Allama Ibn Abideen Shami Rahmatullahi alaih, V.2 P.68)
20) The Holy Prophet, "Whoever kissed the nails of both his thumbs upon
hearing I am his leader and I will get him into the saf of Jannah.
21) Imam Dailmi
quotes
this hadith of Sayedunna Abu Bakr Siddiq
(Radi allahu anhu), "When Sayeduna Abu Bakr Siddique (Radhiallahu Taala
Anhu) heard the muazzin say he read
and kissed the segmented part of the fingers of shahadah from the inside and
placed them on his eyes. Upon this the Beloved Prophet of Allah
said,"Whoever does like my friend has done, for him my intercession
(Shafa'ah) well become halal. (Al-Maqasidul Hasanah by Imam Allama Shamsudeen
Sakhawi Rahmatullahi alaih, Hadith 1021 Published in Labnan P. 384 and Fatawa
Razaviya [Translated] V.5 P.432)