What a man says when he hears the adhan

Isa bin Talhah said: We were with Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) when the muezzin came and said: 'Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar' (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest). Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah said the same in reply. Then he said: 'Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah' (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah), and Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah also said the same. Then he said: 'Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah' (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah), and Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah also said the same. Then he said: I heard your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say it just like this.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you hear the muezzin, say what he says."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say the same words that the muezzin says.

Something similar is reported from Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her).

Sayyidah Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Whenever the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voice of the muezzin, he would say the same words that the muezzin says until he fell silent.

Abdullah bin al-Harith said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say the same words that the muezzin says, except that in place of 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (Come to prayer) and 'Hayya 'ala al-falah' (Come to success) he would say: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no might nor power except with Allah).

Abu Ja'far Muhammad bin Ali said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voice of the muezzin, in reply to 'Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah' (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah) and 'Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasulullah' (I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) he would say: 'Wa ana, wa ana' (And I too, and I too).

Urwah said: On hearing the voice of the muezzin, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: 'Wa ana, wa ana' (And I too, and I too).

Al-Awza'i said: When Mujahid heard 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (Come to prayer), he would say: 'Al-musta'anu Allah' (Help is sought only from Allah), and when the muezzin said 'Hayya 'ala al-falah' (Come to success), he would say: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no might nor power except with Allah).

Ibrahim said: Whoever says the same words that the muezzin says will have a reward equal to that of the muezzin.

Al-Hasan said: When you hear the muezzin, say the same words that the muezzin says, except that when he says 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (Come to prayer), you should say: 'La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (There is no might nor power except with Allah). When he says 'Qad qamat al-salah' (The prayer has been established), say these words: O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer about to be established, grant Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Resurrection what he has asked of You. Whoever makes this supplication at the time of the iqamah, Allah will admit him on the Day of Resurrection into the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Qatadah said: When Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) heard the muezzin, he would say the same words that the muezzin says in the testimonies and the takbirs, except that when he said 'Hayya 'ala al-salah' (Come to prayer), he would say: 'Ma sha' Allah, wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah' (What Allah wills; there is no might nor power except with Allah). And when he said 'Qad qamat al-salah' (The prayer has been established), he would say these words: Welcome to those who speak with justice and truth, and welcome to the prayer. Then he would rise for the prayer.

Abdullah bin Shaqiq said: It is a sign of hardness of heart that you hear the muezzin say 'La ilaha illallah, wallahu akbar' (There is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest) and yet do not respond to him.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: It is a sign of hardness of heart that you hear the voice of the muezzin and then do not say the words that he says.