✿ Words of Adhan (Call to Prayer)
الله أكبر الله أكبر
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
الله أكبر الله أكبر
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله
I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله
I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah
أشهد أن محمدًا رسول الله
I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah
أشهد أن محمدًا رسول الله
I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah
حي على الصلاة
Come to the prayer
حي على الصلاة
Come to the prayer
حي على الفلاح
Come to success
حي على الفلاح
Come to success
الله أكبر الله أكبر
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
لا إله إلا الله
There is no deity but Allah
❀ Additional Phrase in Fajr Adhan
After حي على الفلاح in the Fajr Adhan, add:
الصلاة خير من النوم (×2)
Prayer is better than sleep
✿ Response to the Adhan
For each phrase called by the Mu’adhin, the listener should repeat the same.
However, for حي على الصلاة and حي على الفلاح, respond by saying:
لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله
There is no power and no strength except with Allah.
✿ Supplication After Adhan
First, recite the complete Salawat (Darood Ibrahim):
اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد… إنك حميد مجيد
اللهم بارك على محمد وعلى آل محمد… إنك حميد مجيد
Then, make the following dua:
اللهم رب هذه الدعوة التامة، والصلاة القائمة، آت محمداً الوسيلة والفضيلة، وابعثه مقاماً محموداً الذي وعدته
O Allah! Lord of this perfect call and the established prayer, grant Muhammad ﷺ the means and the virtue, and raise him to the praised station You have promised him.
✿ Prohibition of Melodious Singing in Adhan
Delivering the Adhan in a melodious, song-like tone is prohibited, just as singing the Qur’an in a non-reverent style is forbidden. This distorts the meaning of the sacred words.
✿ Words of Iqamah (Commencement Call)
الله أكبر الله أكبر
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله
I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
أشهد أن محمدًا رسول الله
I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah
حي على الصلاة
Come to the prayer
حي على الفلاح
Come to success
قد قامت الصلاة (×2)
The prayer has been established
الله أكبر الله أكبر
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
لا إله إلا الله
There is no deity but Allah
