What Is the Ruling on Calling the Adhān or Iqāmah for ʿĪd Prayer?
Source: Fatāwā Amunpūrī by Shaykh Ghulām Mustafa Zaheer Amunpūrī
❖ Question:
Is it permissible to call the Adhān (call to prayer) or Iqāmah (call to commence prayer) for the ʿĪd prayer?
✿ Answer:
It is not legislated (non-prescribed) in Islam to call either the Adhān or Iqāmah for the ʿĪd prayers.
❀ Authentic Reports from the Companions:
✅ Sayyidunā Jābir ibn Samurah رضي الله عنه reported:
“I offered the ʿĪd prayers with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ many times.
Neither the Adhān was given nor the Iqāmah.”
📚 (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 887)
✅ Sayyidunā Jābir ibn ʿAbdullāh رضي الله عنهما narrated:
“I was present with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the day of ʿĪd.
He began the ʿĪd prayer before the sermon.
There was neither an Adhān nor an Iqāmah.”
📚 (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 885)
✅ Summary:
✔ No Adhān or Iqāmah should be given for ʿĪd al-Fiṭr or ʿĪd al-Aḍḥā prayers.
✔ The Prophet ﷺ and his Companions did not practice this.
✔ The ʿĪd prayer starts without any vocal announcements, only with the Imām commencing the prayer.
