The Iqamat-Second Call For Prayer
Ruling:
The Iqamah (The proclamation of the beginning of the prayer) is a necessary Sunnah of the five obligatory prayers, whether performed during its due time or being made-up late. The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said:
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ูุง ู
ููู ุซูููุงุซูุฉู ููู ููุฑูููุฉู ููููุง ุจูุฏููู ููุง ุชูููุงู
ู ูููููู
ู ุงูุตููููุงุฉู ุฅููููุง ููุฏู ุงุณูุชูุญูููุฐู ุนูููููููู
ู ุงูุดููููุทูุงูู ุ ููุนููููููู ุจูุงููุฌูู
ูุงุนูุฉูุ ููุฅููููู
ูุง ููุฃููููู ุงูุฐููุฆูุจู ู
ููู ุงููุบูููู
ู ุงููููุงุตูููุฉู
There is no group of there in a village or desert that do not hold congregational prayer except Satan will overpower them. So adhere to the congregational ; since the wolf eats the lone sheep. (Ahmad, Abu Dawud, An-Nasai)
Iqama Wording:
Its wording as narrated by โAbdullah bin Zayd who saw the Adhan in his dream is:
ยซุงููููู ุฃูููุจูุฑูุ ุงูููู ุฃูููุจูุฑูยป
Allaahu Akbar, Allaah Akbar.
โAllah is the Most Great, Allah is the Most Great.โ
ยซุฃูุดูููุฏู ุฃููู ููุง ุฅููููู ุงููููุง ุงููููยป
Ash-hadu an laa ilaaha illaallaah.
โI testify that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah.โ
ยซุฃูุดูููุฏู ุฃูููู ู
ูุญูู
ููุฏู ุฑููุณูููู ุงููููยป
Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan rasoolullah.
โI testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.โ
ยซุญูููู ุนูููู ุงูุตููููุงุฉูุ ุญูููู ุนูููู ุงููููููุงุญูยป
Hayya โalaas-salaah, Hayya โalaal-falaah.
โCome to the prayer. Come to the success.โ
ยซููุฏู ููุงู
ูุชู ุงูุตููููุงุฉูุ ููุฏู ููุงู
ูุชู ุงูุตููููุงุฉู ยป
Qad qaamitis-salaah, qad qaamitis-salaah.
โCome to the prayer. Come to the success.โ
ยซ ููุฏู ููุงู
ูุชู ุงูุตููููุงุฉูุ ููุฏู ููุงู
ูุชู ุงูุตููููุงุฉู ยป
Qad qaamitis-salaah, qad qaamitis-salaah.
โThe prayer is to begin, the prayer is to begin.โ
ยซุงููููู ุฃูููุจูุฑูุ ุงููููู ุฃูููุจูุฑู ยป
Allaahu Akbar, Allaahu Akbar.
Allah is the Most Great, Allah is the Most Great.โ
ยซููุง ุฅููููู ุฅููููุง ุงููููยป
Laa ilaaha illaallaah.
โThere is no god except Allah.โ
Two Notes:
The Imam has more right to call the iqamat, while the Moazzin has more right to call the Adhan; due to narration:
ยซุงููููู
ูุคูุฐูููู ุฃูู
ููููู ุจูุงููุฃูุฐูุงููุ ููุงููุฅูู
ูุงู
ู ุฃูู
ููููู ุจูุงููุฅูููุงู
ูุฉูยป
In the chain of the narrators of this Hadith, there is an unknown narrators, yet the majority of the scholars of Fiqh act according to it. Another narration on the authority of โAli or โUmar, may Allah be pleased with them, supports the above mentioned narration.
Thus the Moazzin has more right to call the Adhan then anyone else when its due time begins, without asking for permission to do so.
Recommendations:
1: It is recommended that the Athan be recited slowly. As for the Iqamah, it should be delivered more swiftly.
The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said to Bilal:
ยซุฅูุฐูุง ุฃูุฐููููุชู ููุชูุฑูุณููููุ ููุฅูุฐูุง ุฃูููู
ูุชู ููุงุญูุฏูุฑูยป
When you call the Adhan, do so calmly, and with the Iqama be more swift.
2: The one hearing the Adhan or the Iqamat should silently repeat what the Moazzinย and the one who delivers the Iqama recites ; except when he hears:
ยซุญูููู ุนูููู ุงูุตููููุงุฉูุ ุญูููู ุนูููู ุงููููููุงุญูยป
Hayya โalaas-salaah, Hayyaa โalaal-falaah
โCome to the prayer. Come to the success.โ
He says:
ยซููุง ุญููููู ููููุง ูููููุฉู ุฅููููุง ุจูุงุงููููยป
Laa hawla wa laa qwwwatta illaa billaah.
There is neither power nor strength except form Allah.
And when the statement:
ยซููุฏู ููุงู
ูุชู ุงูุตููููุงุฉูยป
Qad qaamitis-salaah.
โThe prayer is to begin.โ
Is uttered, one says:
ยซุฃูููุงู
ูููุง ุงูููู ููุฃูุฏูุงู
ูููุงยป
Aqaamahaallaah wa adaamahaa.
โMay Allah maintain it and make it endure.โ
This is because of the narration that Abu Dawud recorded, that Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, was announcing the a Iqama and said: โThe prayer is to begin.โ
The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said:
ยซุฃูููุงู
ูููุง ุงูููู ููุฃูุฏูุงู
ูููุงยป
May Allah maintain it and make it endure.
The Messenger of Allah ๏ทบ said:
ุฅูุฐูุง ุณูู
ูุนูุชูู
ู ุงููู
ูุคูุฐูููู ููููููููุง ู
ูุซููู ู
ูุง ููููููู ุซูู
ูู ุตูููููุง ุนูููููู ุ ููุฅูููููู ู
ููู ุตููููู ุนูููููู ุตูููุงุฉู ุตููููู ุงูููููู ุนููููููู ุจูููุง ุนูุดูุฑูุง
ุซูู
ูู ุณููููุง ูููู ุงููููุณููููุฉู ููุฅููููููุง ู
ูููุฒูููุฉู ููู ุงููุฌููููุฉู ููุง ุชูููุจูุบูู ุฅููููุง ููุนูุจูุฏู ู
ููู ุนูุจูุงุฏู ุงูููููู ููุฃูุฑูุฌูู ุฃููู ุฃูููููู ุฃูููุง ูููู
ููู
ููู ุณูุฃููู ูููู ุงููููุณููููุฉู ุญููููุชู ูููู ุดูููุงุนูุชูู
if you hear the caller, say what he says then ask Allah, then say Salat for me, since whoever says Salat for me one time, Allah will say Salat for him ten times. Then ask Allah, to grant me Wasilah, for it is the rank in Paradise that only one of the servants of Allah will be granted. I hope that I would be that servant . And whoever asks Wasilah for me, my intercession will be due to him.
3: Supplicating for good after the Adhan. In a narration recorded by At-Tirmithi
The Prophet ๏ทบ said:
ยซุงููุฏููุนูุงุกู ููุง ููุฑูุฏูู ุจููููู ุงููุฃูุฐูุงูู ููุงููุฅูููุงู
ูุฉูยป
The supplication between the Adhan and the Iqamat is not refused.
It is narrated that when the Adhan for the Maghrib prayer is delivered, one should say:
ยซุงูููููููู
ูู ููุฐูุง ุฅูููุจูุงูู ูููููููู ููุฅูุฏูุจูุงุฑู ููููุงุฑูููุ ููุฃูุตูููุงุชู ุฏูุนูุงุชููู ููุงุบูููุฑููููยป
Allaahumma hadhaa iqbalu laylike wa idbaaru nahaarika, wa aswaatu duโaatika faghfirlee.
โO Allah! This is the falling of your night, the passing of Your day and the voices of the praying people onto you, so forgive me.โ