Sunnah Method of Sending Salutations (Durūd) During and After the Adhān
Source: Fatāwā ‘Ilmiyyah, Vol. 1 – Kitāb al-Adhān, p. 250
Question by: Abū Qatādah, Basti Balochān, Farūkah, District Sargodha
❖ Question:
When hearing the words “Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasūlullāh” in the Adhān, should one send Durūd (salutations) upon the Prophet ﷺ immediately at that moment?
Also, does the Durūd recited after the Adhān suffice, or must one recite it during the Adhān itself?
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh, ammā ba‘d!
✔ According to authentic aḥādīth, Durūd should be recited after the Adhān.
❖ As for reciting Durūd during the Adhān, especially upon hearing the words “Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasūlullāh”, there is no authentic ḥadīth to support this practice to the best of our knowledge.
📖 Evidence from Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim:
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“When you hear the Adhān, repeat what the mu’adhdhin says, then send blessings upon me.”
📖 (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, ḥadīth 385)
This shows that first, one should repeat the words of the Adhān, and then send Durūd after the Adhān ends.
📖 Practice of Sayyidunā Mu‘āwiyah (رضي الله عنه):
As recorded in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī:
When the words “Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasūlullāh” were heard during the Adhān, Mu‘āwiyah (رضي الله عنه) would simply repeat those same words, and then recite Durūd after the Adhān.
📖 (Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, ḥadīth 612)
❖ Conclusion:
✔ It is not Sunnah to recite Durūd upon hearing “Ashhadu anna Muḥammadan Rasūlullāh” during the Adhān.
✔ One should repeat the words of the mu’adhdhin exactly as they are.
✔ After the Adhān concludes, it is proven and preferred (afḍal) to recite Durūd upon the Prophet ﷺ.
📅 (al-Ḥadīth Magazine, Issue 20 – 16 Ramaḍān 1426 AH)
Wa-Allāhu A‘lam bi-ṣ-Ṣawāb.
