ADHAN (The call for salaah)

When the worshiper has performed his ablution and is ready for salaah, when the time of salaah arrives, it is acting in accordance to the traditions of Prophet Muhammad PBUH, to say the call to salaah (adhan).

1. Adhan is Sunnah, only for the five Fardh salaah and for the Jumu'ah salaah (Friday mid-day salaah)

2. Adhan means to inform, but in Shari'ah Adhan means to inform of a particular salaah in particular wordings.

3. The Adhan for every Fardh salaah should be called out on its prescribed time.

4. If it was called before the time then it must be called again at the correct time.

HOW TO CALL OUT ADHAN

When the time for salaah arrives, the Mu'adh-dhin stands up and calls out aloud these words:

ALLAHU AKBAR - ALLAHU AKBAR

ASH HADU AL-LAA ILAHA ILLAL-LAH

ASH HADU ANNA MUHAMMADAR RASULLUL-LAH

HAYYA `ALAS-SALAAH -HAYYA `ALAS-SALAAH

HAYYA `ALAL FALAA - HAYYA `ALAL FALAA

ALLAHU AKBAR - ALLAHU AKBAR

LAA ILAAHA ILLAL-LAAH

Allah is the Greatest - Allah is the Greatest,

Allah is the Greatest - Allah is the Greatest.

I Testify that none is worthy of worship except Allah

I Testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah

Come to Prayer. Come to Prayer

Come to success. Come to success.

Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.

There is none worthy of worship besides Allah.

FAJR ADHAN (TWICE AFTER HAYYA `ALAL FALAA)

AS-SALAATU KHAYRUM-MINAN-NAWM

Salaah (Prayer) is better than sleep.

DU`A AFTER ADHAN

ALLAHUMMA RABBA HADHIHID DA'WATIT TAAM-MATI WAS S'ALTIL QA IMATI TI MUAMMADANIL WASILATA WAL FADILATA WABA`ATH-HU MAQMAM MAHMUDA NIL LADHI WA`ADTAHU WARZUQNA SHAFA`ATAHU YAWMAL QIYAMAH. 'INA-NAKA LA TUKHLIFUL-MI`AD. O Allah ! Lord of this complete supplication and of everlasting prayer, make Muhammad our means to reach thee and give him preference.

There are 7 important acts in Adhan

1. To stand facing the Qiblah.

2. Not to make haste in saying Adhan.

3. To put both Index fingers in the ears.

4. To call Adhan from a high place.

5. To say Adhan in a loud voice.

6. Turn the face right when saying HAYYA ALA FALAAH and to the left when saying HAYYA ALAL FALAAH.

7. To say ASSALATU KHAIRUM MINANUWM twice after HAYYA ALAL FALAAH in the Adhan of Fajr salaah.

Entrance into salaah (Iqamah)

After the adhan, the worshipers get ready for salaah. They initiate the salaah itself with an announcement called Iqamah. The phrases used are the same as in the adhan, given above, with two differences: (a) the Iqamah is said faster and less loudly; and (b) right after HAYYA ALAL FALA is said twice:

QAD QAAMATIS-SALAAH

Then

HAYYA `ALAS-SALAH

HAYYA `ALAL FALA

AS-SALATU KHAYRUM-MINAN-NAWM

HAYYA `ALAL FALA

Salaah is about to begin

Allahu Akbar - Allahu Akbar Laailaaha Illallaah of the adhan should follow to the end as before.

Resources

Top Categories

Product

Company