Remembrances of the adhan

On hearing the adhan, say the same words the muezzin says¹, except that in reply to ”حَيَّ عَلَى الصَّلٰوةِ“ and ”حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاحِ“ “Come to the prayer, come to success”, say ” لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ اِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ“ (there is no strength to avoid sin nor power to do good except through the help and enabling of Allah)”². After the muezzin says the two testimonies³, say this supplication:

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   Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (611), Sahih Muslim, no. (383), Sunan Abi Dawud, (522), Sunan at-Tirmidhi (208), Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (673), Sunan Ibn Majah, (720).

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   Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (613).

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   Sahih, Sharh Ma'ani al-Athar (1/145), Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah, no. (422), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in “ath-Thamar al-Mustatab” (page 183).

وَاَنَا اَشْهَدُ اَنْ لَّآ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهٗ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهٗ وَاَشْهَدُ اَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهٗ وَرَسُوْلُهٗ ، رَضِيْتُ بِاللّٰهِ رَبًّا وَّبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَّسُوْلًا وَّبِالْاِسْلَامِ دِيْنًا

And I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah alone, He has no partner, and that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and Messenger. I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Muhammad ﷺ as Messenger and with Islam as religion.

The reciter says “wa anna Muhammadan” without the second “ash-hadu”.

1. Sahih Muslim, no. (386), Sunan Abi Dawud (525), the wording is his, Sunan Ibn Majah (721), Sunan an-Nasa'i (679). Instead of these words, saying only the short form “وَأَنَا، وَأَنَا” is also established, Sunan Abi Dawud (526), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in “Sahih Abi Dawud” (538).

After replying to the muezzin, send blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ, then say this supplication:

1. Sahih Muslim, no. (384), Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (523), Sunan at-Tirmidhi, no. (3614), Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (678).

اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ هٰذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّآمَّةِ وَ الصَّلٰوةِ الْقَآئِمَةِ اٰتِ مُحَمَّدَاۨ الْوَسِيْلَةَ وَ الْفَضِيْلَةَ وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَّحْمُوْدَاۨ الَّذِيْ وَعَدْتَّهٗ،¹ [اِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيْعَادَ]²

O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the prayer to be established! Grant Muhammad ﷺ al-wasilah and excellence, and raise him to the praised station that You have promised him. Indeed, You do not break Your promise.

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   Sahih al-Bukhari, no. (614), Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (529), Sunan at-Tirmidhi, no. (211), Sunan Ibn Majah, no. (722), the wording is theirs, Sunan an-Nasa'i, no. (680).

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   Da'eef because this wording is shadh, as-Sunan al-Kubra of al-Bayhaqi, Indian edition (1/410), and al-Albani graded it Da'eef in “ad-Da'ifah” (11/293).

“Supplicate for yourself between the adhan and the iqamah, for a supplication made at that time is not rejected.”

1. Sahih, Sunan Abi Dawud, no. (521), Sunan at-Tirmidhi, no. (212), and al-Albani graded it Sahih in “Sahih Abi Dawud” (3/14) no. (534).