Adhan (Call to Prayer)
The Sunnah recommends attentively listening to the Athan (call to prayer) when it is being called by the Mu’adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer).
| After the Mu'adhdhin says… | You say… |
|---|---|
| اللهُ أَكْبَرُ (Allah is the Greatest.) [recited 4 times] |
اللهُ أَكْبَرُ (Allah is the Greatest.) |
| أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ (I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah.) [recited 2 times] |
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ (I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah.) |
| أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُوْلُ اللهِ (I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah.) [recited 2 times] |
أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَّسُوْلُ اللهِ (I bear witness that Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah.) |
| حيَّ عَلَى الصَّلَاة (Come to Ṣalāh.) [recited 2 times] |
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِالله (There is no power to achieve good or might to avert evil except through Allah.) |
| حَيَّ عَلَى الْفَلَاح (Come to success.) [recited 2 times] |
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِالله (There is no power to achieve good or might to avert evil except through Allah.) |
| اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.) [recited 2 times] |
اللهُ أَكْبَرُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ (Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest.) |
| لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ (There is no god worthy of worship except Allah.) [recited 1 times] |
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللهُ (There is no god worthy of worship except Allah.) |