Articles, audio and fatwas on the Adhaan (call to prayer) and the Iqaamah — its excellence, how to call it and respond to it, and related rulings. Click a topic below:
Excellence & Rewards of the Adhaan Calling & Responding to the Adhaan Rulings Related to the Adhaan Innovated Practices Audio Fatwas on the Adhaan & Iqaamah
Excellence & Rewards of the Adhaan
- The Excellence of Adhan – Imam Nawavi – from Riyadh-ul-Saaliheen
- The Salaf and the Adhan – Shaykh Sulayman al Ruhayli حفظه الله [Video | Ar-En Subtitles]
- When A Man Is In A Barren Land – Hadith
- The Virtue of the Adhaan & Reward For the Mu’adhdhins
- The Excellence of Adhan – Imam Nawavi – from Riyadh-ul-Saaliheen
- Call to Prayers -Adhaan – Sahih Bukhari
- The Call of Bilâl and the Tears of Al-Shâm– Sayings Of The Salaf
Calling & Responding to the Adhaan
- The Correct way of announcing Adhan – Imam Ibn Baaz
- Shaykh Al-Albani Pronouncing Adhan & Iqaamah [Mp3 Clip]
- Rulings on The Response to the Adhaan (Call for Salaah) – by Saleh As-Saleh
- Supplication related to the Adhan – from Hisn Al Muslim
- The wisdom behind saying, “Laa Hawla Wa-Laa Quwwata illa Billah” when the Mu’adhin says, “Hayya `Ala Al-Salah” and “Hayya `Ala Al-Falah” – Imam Ibn Baz
Rulings Related to the Adhaan
- The woman’s Aameen, Adhaan and Iqaamah – Shaykh al-Albaani
- Is the Adhan an obligation, and should we face the qiblah when performing it? – Dr Saleh as Saleh
- Leaving the Masjid after the Adhan has been Called – Shaykh Bin Uthaymeen
- Announcing the Adhan upon seeing a Spirit or an Apparition from the Jinn – Imam Ibn Baaz
Innovated Practices
- The Hated Muezzin – Sayings Of The Salaf [External Link]
- Raising the hands upward when supplicating to Allaah after the Adhan – alifta
- Elongating voice while making the Adhan – alifta
- Annoucing Adhan through a cassette recorder – alifta
- Bid`ahs related to Adhan – alifta
Audio
- Rulings on Athan & Iqaamah : Umdatul ah-Kaam – by Dr. Saleh As-Saleh [Audio|En]
Fatwas on the Adhaan & Iqaamah
The following fatawa are from alifta.net and are in PDF format
- Ruling on Adhan and Iqamah
- The Mu’adhin’s turning right and left when saying “Hay `ala Al-Salah” and “Hay `ala al-Falah”
- Adding the phrase “al-salatu khayrun min-al-nawm” to the Fajr Adhan
- Elongating voice while making the Adhan
- Making additions to the Adhan
- Missing some Adhan phrases
- Can a Mu’adhin be substituted when he cannot complete the Adhan?
- Making Adhan through loudspeakers
- Annoucing Adhan through a cassette recorder
- Making Adhan while being ritually pure
- Making Adhan inside or outside the Masjid
- Making Adhan without the Imam’s permission
- Making Adhan in the Masjids of the same neighborhood
- Is someone who has missed the congregational Salah required to make Adhan for praying individually?
- Making Iqamah without Adhan and missing some words of the Iqamah
- The ruling on Iqamah
- Making Adhan and Iqamah for the Tahajjud Prayer
- Making Adhan when the time is due
- Woman’s Adhan
- Repeating after the Mu’adhin and making Du`a’ after Adhan and Iqamah
- Repeating after the Mu’adhin and making Du`a’ between Adhan and Iqamah
- Bid`ahs related to Adhan
- Preconditions of Salah