Thursday, September 29, 2016

Kitab Al-Salat: The Prayer of The Prophet (Peace be upon him) in The Light of Sahih Ahadith - Part 1

Adhan (Call to prayer)

Repeating after the muezzin:

It was narrated that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 
"If the muezzin says ‘Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar’
and one of you says, ‘Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar’; 
then he says ‘Ashhadu an la ilaha illAllah’
and you say ‘Ashhadu an la ilaha illAllah’;
then he says, ‘Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah’ 
and you say, ‘Ash-hadu anna Muhammadan Rasool Allah’; 
then he says, ‘Hayya ‘ala’l-salah
and you say ‘La hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah’; 
then he says, ‘Hayya ‘ala’l-falah
and you say ‘La hawla wa la quwwata illa Billah’; 
then he says, ‘Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar’
and you say, ‘Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar’; 
then he says ‘La ilaha illAllah’
and you say, ‘La ilaha illAllah’ 
from the heart, you will enter Paradise."
Sahih Muslim (385)


Du'aa after adhan:

It was narrated from Jabir ibn ‘Abd-Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"Whoever says when he hears the call to prayer:
Allahumma Rabba hadhihi’l-da’wat il-tammah wa’l-salat il-qaimah, aati Muhammadan il waseelata wa’l-fadeelah, wab’athhu maqaman mahmoodan illadhi wa’adtah
‘(O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the prayer to be offered, grant Muhammad the privilege (of intercession) and also the eminence, and resurrect him to the praised position that You have promised),’
My intercession for him will be permitted on the Day of Resurrection."
Sahih al-Bukhari (614)


Du’aa between adhan and iqamah:

It was narrated that Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
"Du'aa (supplication) made between the adhan and the iqamah is not rejected."
Sunan Abi Dawud (521)
Classed as 'Sahih' by Al-Albaani in Sahih wa Da'eef Abi Dawud (521)

For more detail read this article:

Is there any du'aa during Iqamah or Saying 'Aqaamaha Allahu wa adaamaha' ?

There is a da'eef hadith:
Narrated from Abu Umaamah (may Allah be pleased with him) or from some of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him):
Bilaal began to recite the iqamah, and when he said Qad qaamat il-salaah (Prayer is about to begin), the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Aqaamaha Allahu wa adaamaha (May Allah make is continually established).
Sunan Abi Dawud (528)
But the hadith is da’eef (weak).
Sahih wa Da'eef Abi Dawud (528)

The scholars differed as to whether it is mustahab to respond to the muezzin when he recites the iqamah before prayer. Read: