Riyad as-Salihin, 1038
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When you hear the Mu'adhdhin (pronouncing the call to Salat), repeat after him what he says." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
إذا سمعتم النداء، فقولوا كما يقول المؤذن
((متفق عليه)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 8, Hadith 48
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadiths:</b><br>
The above Hadiths include a number of reported Sunnahs and etiquettes related to the Adhān, as follows:<br>
1) We should respond to the Muezzin by repeating what he says, except in the phrases “Hayy ‘ala as-salāh, hayy ‘ala al-falāh” (come to prayer; come to success), where we should respond with: “La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah” (There is no power nor strength except through Allah). In other words, we resolve to respond to the call by virtue of Your help, O Lord.<br>
2) It is recommended to invoke Allah’s peace and blessings upon the Prophet immediately after the Adhān is over.<br>
3) We should ask Allah Almighty to grant the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) the Wasilah, which is the highest rank in Paradise, and to resurrect him to a praiseworthy station which all the creation will praise him for - and that is the station of intercession on the Day of Judgment.<br>
4) Observing these Sunnahs regularly is a means for expiation of sins and winning the Prophet’s intercession.