Riyad as-Salihin, 1040

Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He who says after the Adhan: 'Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah Wah-dahu la sharika Lahu; wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu, radhitu Billahi Rabban, wa bi Muhammadin Rasulan, wa bil Islami Dinan [I testify that there is no true god except Allah Alone; He has no partners and that Muhammad (ﷺ) is His slave and Messenger; I am content with Allah as my Rubb, with Muhammad as my Messenger and with Islam as my Deen],' his sins will be forgiven." [Muslim].

وعن سعد بن أبي وقاص رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال‏:‏‏

‏من قال حين يسمع المؤذن‏:‏ أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، وأن محمدًا عبده ورسوله، رضيت بالله ربًا وبالإسلام دينًا، غفر له ذنبه‏

‏‏(‏‏(‏رواه الترمذي وقال حديث حسن‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

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In-Book Reference: Book 8, Hadith 50

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

Guidance from the Hadiths: The above Hadiths include a number of reported Sunnahs and etiquettes related to the Adhān, as follows: 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. 2) It is recommended to invoke Allah’s peace and blessings upon the Prophet immediately after the Adhān is over. 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. 4) Observing these Sunnahs regularly is a means for expiation of sins and winning the Prophet’s intercession.

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