Description: Etiquette, Iqama, & Special Prayers
Prerequisites
· Salah for Beginners II
· Adthan: The Call To Prayer
Objectives
· Identify the additional phrase said in the Adthan of Fajr
· Learn what is the iqama
· Learn two different ways the iqama is made
· Learn the etiquette of calling the Adthan
· Know the regulations of Adthan for women
· Learn how to respond to the Adthan
· Learn the supplication after the Adthan
· Learn the ruling of leaving the mosque after the Adthan is called and before the salah
New Terms
· Adthan, Iqamah
oePrayer is better than sleep” in Adthan for Fajr
The Adthan for Fajr salah has the additional words
As-salaatu khairun min an-naum
The prayer is better than sleep
The Prophet taught,
oeIf it is the morning Adthan, say,
as-salaatu khairun min an-naum, as-salaatu khariun min annaum. Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar. La
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illaha illal-lah.”[1]
Iqama
Right before the salah starts, the faithful are called again to let them know the prayer is
about to begin. This call to prayer is called the Iqama:
(I)
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Ashhadu alla ilaha illal-lah
I testify there is no true Allah but Allah
Ashhadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah
I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
Hayya ‘alas-salah
Come to prayer
Hayya ‘alal-falah
Come to success
Qad qaamat is-salah
Prayer is about to begin
Qad qaamat is-salah
Prayer is about to begin
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
La ilaha illal-lah[2]
There is no true Allah but Allah
(II)
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Adthan (part 2 of 2): The Call to Prayer 2 of 6 Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Ashhadu alla ilaha illal-lah
I testify there is no true Allah but Allah
Ashhadu alla ilaha illal-lah
I testify there is no true Allah but Allah
Ashhadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah
I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
Ashhadu anna Muhammad ar-Rasool-lal-lah
I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
Hayya ‘alas-salah
Come to prayer
Hayya ‘alas-salah
Come to prayer
Hayya ‘alal-falah
Come to success
Hayya ‘alal-falah
Come to success
Qad qaamat is-salah
Prayer is about to begin
Qad qaamat is-salah
Prayer is about to begin
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
Allahu akbar
Allah is the Greatest
La ilaha illal-lah[3]
There is no true Allah but Allah
Etiquette of Calling the Adthan
(1) It is recommended for the man calling the Adthan should be clean from major or minor
impurities.
(2) The Adthan is given standing and facing the qiblah (the direction of the Kabah).
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(3) The caller turns with his head to the right upon saying oeHayya ‘alas-salah” and to
the left upon saying oeHayya ‘alal-falah.”
(5) The index finger is put in the ears.
(6) The voice is to be raised, even if a man is alone. Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri, one of the Prophet’s
companions, said to one of his students, oeI see that you love the sheep and the desert. If you are
with your sheep or in the desert, then raise your voice while making the call to prayer, for any jinn,
human or thing within hearing distance of your voice will be a witness for you on the Day of
Resurrection...I heard the Messenger of Allah say that.”[4]
(8) It is better not to speak to a man while he is calling the Adthan or iqama.
Figure 1 ‘The Muezzin’s Call to Prayer’ from the Wallace Collection, London, by Jean-Leon Gerome
(1824-1904) a French painter.
Women & Adthan
Can a woman call the Adthan around men, or among a group of Muslim women, or if
she is by herself? By the agreement of Muslim scholars, a Muslim woman is forbidden to
call the Adthan in the company of men. Allah has not charged her with calling the
worshippers to the mosque. However, if she is in a group of Muslim women or by herself,
she may call the Adthan and iqama in a low voice.
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Responding To the Adthan
It is preferred for one who is reciting the Quran, engaged in dhikr (Allah’s
remembrance), or studying, that he stop what he is doing and repeat the Adthan after the
caller to prayer. After it is over, one may resume. A person repeats each phrase after the
Adthan, except for the part:
Hayya ‘alas-salah the response is La haula wa la quwatah illa
billah
Hayya ‘alal-falah the response is La haula wa la quwatah illa
billah
The Prophet said:
‘La haula wa la quwatah illa billah (there is no ability or power except from Allah) is one of the
treasures of Paradise.’[5]
Supplication after the Adthan
On the Day of Judgment Prophet Muhammad will be an advocate for a person who
supplicates to Allah with the special words he taught after hearing the Adthan. The
Messenger of Allah, may Allah praise him, said:
oeIf you hear the call to prayer, repeat after it. Then supplicate for me, for whoever makes one
supplication for me, Allah makes ten for him. Then ask Allah to grant me the place of wasilah. It is
a place in Paradise reserved for one of the slaves of Allah. I hope to be him, and whoever asks
Allah to grant me the place of wasilah, my intercession becomes permissible for him.” (Saheeh
Muslim)
In another hadith, the Prophet taught the supplication:
oeWhoever says (after) hearing the call to prayer,
‘Allaahumma Rabba haa-zihi’l-da’wat il-taammah wa’l-salaat ul-qaa’imah, aati Muhammada nil
waseelata wa’l-fadeelah, wab’athhu maqaaman mahmooda nil lazi wa’at-ta.
‘O Allah, Lord of this complete call and of the established prayers, grant Muhammad the place of
wasilah, the most virtuous place and raise him to a praiseworthy position that you have promised
him,’
…will have my intercession made permissible for him on the Day of Judgment.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)
One can also make individual supplications after the Adthan, as that is one of the
blessed times when the supplications are likely be accepted. The Prophet, may Allah
praise him, said:
oeSupplication (du’a) is not rejected between the Adthan and iqamah, so supplicate.” (Al-Tirmidhi,
Abu Dawud)
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It is not allowed to leave the mosque after the Adthan has been called, unless there is a
valid reason or one has the intention to return for the prayer. The Prophet told his
companions:
oeIf one of you is in the mosque and the call is made, he should not leave the mosque until he
prays.” (Ahmad)
Endnotes:
[1] Ahmad, Abu Dawud
[2] Ahmad, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, Al-Tirmidhi
[3] Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, Nasai, Ibn Majah
[4] Ahmad, Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Nasai, Ibn Majah
[5] Saheeh Al-Bukhari, Saheeh Muslim