Chapter 2: AzaanThe Call to
Prayer
* Virtues of Azaan
* Virtues of Replying To
the Azaan
* Laws of Jurisprudence
* Laws regarding Iqaamat
* Dua after Azaan
* Tasweeb
وَ مَنْ اَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّنۡ دَعَاۤ
اِلَی اللہِ وَ عَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَّ قَالَ اِنَّنِیۡ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِیۡنَ ﴿۳۳﴾
‘And
whose word is better than him, who invites towards Allah; and performs virtuous
deeds, and says; ‘I am a Muslim’ [Surah 41, Verse 33]
Ameer ul Momineen Farooq-e-Azam
and Hazrat Abdullah bin Zaid Abd Rab رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما were taught the words of Azaan in their dream. The
Beloved Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said that this dream was a ‘True
Dream’. He صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم commanded Abdullah ibn Zaid رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ , ‘Go to Bilal and inform him of it, so that he may call
out the Azaan, as he has a louder voice than you’. Abu Dawud, Tirmizi, Ibn Majah
and Daarmi have reported this Hadith. Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم instructed Hazrat Bilal رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ to place his fingers into his ears when calling out the
Azaan, as this causes the sound of the Azaan to be more high pitched. Ibn Majah
has reported this Hadith from Hazrat Abdur Rahmaan bin Sa’ad رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما. There are numerous virtues and distinctions mentioned in
the Hadith regarding the calling of the Azaan. A few virtues of calling out the
Azaan are being presented here:
Hadith 1: Muslim, Ahmed and Ibn Majah
report from Mu’awiyah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ
عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘The necks of the Mu’azzins
shall be the elevated on the day of Qiyaamat.’ Allama Abdur Rauf Manawi has mentioned
in Tayseer that this Hadith is in the merit of Mutawatir. Explaining the meaning
of this Hadith, he mentions that the Mu’azzins will truly be hopeful of the
Mercy of Allah, and one who is hopeful of something in particular will stretch
his neck out towards that which he is hopeful of and that which he wishes. It
could also mean that they will receive a great reward. Some have mentioned that
this is a metaphor, in the sense that, they shall not be dishonoured because
the neck of one who is dishonoured or humiliated hangs down (whilst the neck of
one who is given honour is elevated).
Hadith 2: Imam Ahmed reports from Abu
Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘As far as the sound of a Mu’azzin reaches, forgiveness
is recorded, every dry and wet thing which hears his voice is witness to it.’
It has been mentioned in another narration that, ‘Every wet and dry thing which
hears his voice will testify on his behalf.’ Another narration mentions that,
‘Every clod of clay and every stone will testify for him’
Hadith 3: Bukhari, Muslim, Maalik and Abu Dawud
report from Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ
عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When the Azaan is called out,
shaitaan flees whilst passing air, so far away that he is not able to hear the
sound of the Azaan. He returns when the Azaan has been completed then he flees
again whilst the Iqaamat is called out, and then again he returns when it is
completed. He causes distraction by saying, think of a certain and certain
thing, which you did not think of before; to the point where a person does not
remember how much (i.e. how many Raka’ats) he has performed.’
Hadith 4: Sahih Muslim from Jaabir رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ narrates that Huzoor صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When shaitaan hears the Azaan, he flees to the
distance of Rowha.’ The distance of Rowha from Madina is equal to 36 miles.
Hadith 5: Tabrani reports from Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘The one who gives Azaan with the intention of acquiring
reward, is like a Shaheed (martyr), whose body is covered in blood and when he
passes away, his body will not be infested by worms.’
Hadith 6: Imam Bukhari reports in his
Taarikh from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ
عنہ that Rasoolullah
صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When a Mu’azzin calls out the Azaan, Almighty Allah
places His ‘Dast-e-Qudrat’ (Divine Grace) over his head and it remains in this
way until he has completed calling out the Azaan; and he is forgiven for as far
as his voice reaches. When he has completed (the Azaan), Almighty Allah says,
‘My servant has spoken the Truth and you have testified to the Truth, so
glad-tidings be upon you’.’
Hadith 7: In Tabrani Sagheer from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ it is narrated that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Allah gives protection from his punishment to that
locality for the day, wherein Azaan was called out.’
Hadith 8: It is in Tabrani from Mu’qil bin
Yasaar رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘That community in which Azaan was called in the morning,
will be safe from the punishment of Allah until evening and that community in
which Azaan was given in the evening will be safe from the punishment of Allah
until morning.’
Hadith 9: Abu Ya’la reports in Musnad from
Ubay رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘I entered Jannat and saw Domes made from pearls.
Its dust was from musk. I said, ‘O Jibra’eel! For whom is this?’ He said, ‘It
is for the Mu’azzins and Imams of Huzoor’s Ummat.’
Hadith 10: Imam Ahmed reports from Abu
Sa’eed رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘If only people know the amount of reward they will
receive for calling out the Azaan, they would draw their swords for this,
amongst themselves.’
Hadith 11: Tirmizi and Ibn Majah report from
Hazrat Ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی
عنہما that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Allah will write freedom
from hell for a person who gives Azaan for seven years, only for attaining its
reward.’
Hadith 12: Ibn Majah and Haakim report from
Hazrat Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی
عنہما that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Jannat is Waajib
(compulsory) upon a person who called out Azaan for twelve years. Sixty good
deeds will be recorded for his daily Azaan and thirty good deeds will be recorded
for his Iqaamats.’
Hadith 13: Baihaqi reports from Thaubaan رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ in this manner that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who protected the Azaan (i.e. called it out) for
one year, Jannat is Waajib upon him.’
Hadith 14: Baihaqi reported from Abu
Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who gave the Azaan of five Namaaz on the basis
of Imaan and solely for attaining its reward. Then all his past sins shall be
forgiven; and one who performs Imamat amongst his friends (i.e. leads them in
Namaaz) for five Namaaz, on the basis of Imaan and solely for attaining reward,
then his past sins shall be forgiven.’
Hadith 15: Ibn Asaakir reported from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘One who called out the Azaan for a year without
demanding any payment for it, will be summoned on the day of Qiyaamat and made
to stand at the Door of Jannat. He will then be told, Intercede (make Shafa’at)
for whomsoever you wish.’
Hadith 16: Khateeb and Ibn Asaakir report
from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘The Mu’azzins will appear on the Plains of Hashr
whilst riding on camels from Jannat. They shall be lead at the front by Hazrat
Bilal رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ , and all of them will come forth calling out the Azaan
aloud. People will look at them and enquire in regards to who they are and it
will be said, ‘they are the Mu’azzins of Ummat-e-Muhammad صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم. People are stricken with fear, yet they
have no fear! People will be enveloped in grief, yet they have no grief.’
Hadith 17: Abu Shaykh reports from Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When the Azaan is called, the Doors of the Skies
are opened and Duas (invocations) are accepted. Dua is not rejected at the time
when the Iqaamat is given.’ Abu Dawud and Tirmizi have also reported from him
(Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ ) that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Dua is not rejected in the time between Azaan and
Iqaamat.’
Hadith 18: Daarmi and Abu Dawud reported
from Sahl bin Sa’ad رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ
عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Two Duas are never
rejected or are very rarely rejected; (one is) at the time of Azaan and the
other is during the intensity of Jihad.’
Hadith 19: Abu Shaykh reports that the
Beloved Rasool صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘O Ibn Ab’bas! Azaan is associated
with Namaaz, so none from amongst you should call out the Azaan unless he is in
Wudu.’
Hadith 20: Tirmizi reports from Abu Hurairah
رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said: لَا یُؤَذِّنُ اِلَّا مُتَوَضِّئٌ 0 ‘None should call out the Azaan, unless he is
in Wudu.’
Hadith 21: In Bukhari, Abu Dawud, Tirmizi,
Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and Ahmed from Jaabir رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ it is that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘My intercession is Waajib (compulsory) upon that
person who hears the Azaan and then reads this Dua’:
اَللّٰھُمَّ رَبَّ ھٰذِہِ الدَّعْوَۃِ
التَّامَّۃِ وَالصَّلاۃِ الْقَائِمَۃِ اٰتِ مُحَمَّدَنِ الْوَسِیْلَۃَ
وَالْفَضِیْلَۃَ وَابْعَثْہُ مَقَاماً مَحْمُوْدَ نِ الَّذِیْ وَعَدْتَّہٗ
Hadith 22: Imam Ahmed, Abu Dawud, Tirmizi
and Nasa’i have reported from Ibn Umar رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Reply to the Mu’azzin, then send Durood upon me,
and then seek my Wasila (intercession).’
Hadith 23: The narration of Tabrani from Ibn
Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما also has وَاجْعَلْنَا فِیْ شَفَاعَتِہٖ یَوْمَ القِیَامَۃِ
Hadith 24: In Tabrani from Ka’ab bin Ujrah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ it is narrated that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When you hear the Azaan, then reply to the one who
is inviting you towards Allah’ (i.e. reply to the Mu’azzins words).
Hadith 25: Ibn Majah reports from Abu
Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When you hear the Mu’azzin proclaiming the Azaan
then you too should say that which he says.’
Hadith 26: Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘It is sufficient for a believer to (incur upon
himself) misfortune and ill-luck by hearing the Mu’azzin calling out the
Takbeer and not replying to it’.
Hadith 27: Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘It is injustice, complete injustice and kufr
(disbelief) and hypocrisy when a person hears Allah’s announcer (i.e. the
Mu’azzin) calling out the Azaan and he does not present himself (in Namaaz).’
Both these Ahadith (Hadith 26 and Hadith 27) have been reported in Tabrani from
Mu’az ibn Anas رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ
عنہ . There is
great virtue in giving the answer to the Azaan.
Hadith 28: The narration of Abu Shaykh from Mughira
bin Shu’ba رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ mentions that, ‘He will be
forgiven’.
Hadith 29: Ibn Asaakir reported that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘O assembly of females!
When you hear Bilal calling out the Azaan and Iqaamat then you too should say
just as he says, as Allah will record for you a hundred thousand good deeds for
every word, and He will elevate you by a thousand folds, and He shall wipe out
a thousand of your sins.’ The women said, ‘This is for the females, so what is
there for the males?’ He صلی اللہ تعالی
علیہ وسلم said, ‘For the males, it is
doubled’.
Hadith 30: Tabrani has reported from Maymuna
رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہا that the females will be elevated by a million folds for
every word; Farooq-e- Azam رضی اﷲ
تعالیٰ عنہ enquired if this
was for the women, then what is there for the men, and Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Double’.
Hadith 31: Haakim and Abu Nu’aim report from
Abu Hurairah رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ
عنہ that
Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘There are two hundred and
twenty virtuous deeds more for a Mu’azzin compared to one who simply reads the
Namaaz, except for the one who repeats whatever he (the Mu’azzin) has said. If
he has called out the Iqaamat, then he has received one hundred and forty virtuous
deeds more, unless he too repeats the same.’
Hadith 32: In Sahih Muslim it is narrated
from Ameer ul Momineen Hazrat Umar رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ that Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘When a Mu’azzin calls out the Azaan. Then whosoever
says as he has said and when he (Mu’azzin) proclaims حَیَّ عَلَی الصَّلَاۃِ حَیَّ عَلَی الْفَلَاحِ ‘Hay’ya alas Salaati, Hay’ya
alal Falaah’, he (the
listener) proclaims لَا حَوْلَ
وَلَا قُوَّۃَ اِلَّا بِاللہِ ‘La Hawla Wa La Quw’wata il’la Bil’laahi’. He shall enter Jannat
(Paradise).’
Hadith 33: Abu Dawud, Tirmizi and Ibn Majah
reported that Ziyad bin Haarith Sada’i رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ said, ‘Rasoolullah صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم instructed me to call out the Azaan for the Fajr Namaaz.
I called out the Azaan and Bilal رضی اﷲ تعالیٰ عنہ intended to call out the Iqaamat, so he صلی اللہ تعالی علیہ وسلم said, ‘Sada’i has called out the Azaan, so the one who
calls out the Azaan should call out the Iqaamat’.’
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