Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Asim bin Mughira narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a person is in a deserted place and the time for prayer arrives, he should select a clean and pure spot on the ground. For every piece of land desires that Allah be mentioned upon it. Now, if he wishes, he may give the adhan and the iqamah, and if he wishes, he may perform the prayer by saying only the iqamah.

Hazrat Salman says that when a person is in a deserted place and performs ablution, and if there is no water then performs tayammum, then gives the call to prayer (adhan) and then the iqamah, in reality he leads in prayer such armies of Allah whose ends cannot be seen.

Hazrat Salman says that when a person is in a deserted land and he calls the adhan and then the iqamah, so many of Allah’s creatures pray behind him that their two ends cannot be seen.

Hasan used to say that a single person will give both the adhan and the iqamah. Ibn Sirin, regarding a person who lives alone, says that he will say the iqamah but not give the adhan; however, for the Fajr prayer, he will give both the adhan and the iqamah.

Ibrahim states that the opinion of the predecessors was that if a person is praying alone in the city, then Iqamah is sufficient for him; however, for Fajr, he should say both Adhan and Iqamah. Hazrat Ibn Sirin also used to say the same.

A man asked Hazrat Ata: "When I pray alone, should I say both the adhan and the iqamah?" He replied, "Yes."

Hazrat Jabir says that I asked Hazrat Abu Ja'far whether it is necessary for me to give the adhan when I am praying alone. He replied, "Yes, give the adhan and also say the iqamah."

Hazrat Hisham states that his father would give the adhan for himself and also say the iqamah.