Alternative responses to the Adhaan

The Different Ways of Responding to the Adhaan According to the Authentic Sunnah

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	The Caller to Prayer says:	The one who hears the Adhaan says:
		Option 1 Reward: Enters Paradise	Option 2	Option 3 Reward: Sins forgiven
1	الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر, الله أكبر	الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر, الله أكبر	الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر, الله أكبر	الله أكبر، الله أكبر، الله أكبر, الله أكبر
2	أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن محمدًا رسولُ الله، أشهد أن محمدًا رسولُ الله،	أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، أشهد أن محمدًا رسولُ الله، أشهد أن محمدًا رسولُ الله،	وأنا وأنا وأنا وأنا	وأنا أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله رضيت بالله ربا وبمحمد رسولا وبالإسلام دينا
3	حيَّ على الصلاة، حيَّ على الصلاة، حيَّ على الفلاح، حيَّ على الفلاح،	لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله	لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله	لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله
4	الله أكبر، الله أكبر	الله أكبر، الله أكبر	الله أكبر، الله أكبر	الله أكبر، الله أكبر
5	لا إله إلا الله	لا إله إلا الله	لا إله إلا الله	لا إله إلا الله

What to say after the adhaan:

1.         Salaat upon the Prophet (peace be upon him)

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَى آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ،

2.         Du’aa after the completion of the adhaan (The Prophet, peace be upon him, will be able to make intercession for you):

اللهم رب هذه الدعوة التامة والصلاة القائمة آت محمدا الوسيلة والفضيلة وابعثه مقاما محمودا الذي وعدته

O Lord of this complete call and the prayer that is about to begin, give Muhammad the intercession and the virtue and grant him the praised station that You have promised him.

3.     Then any du’aa of your own as the du’aa between the adhaan and the iqaamah is not rejected.

Option 1 above – enters Paradise

''Umar b. al-Khattab reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When the Mu'adhdhin says: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, and one of you should make this response: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest; (and when the Mu'adhdhin) says: I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, one should respond: I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and when he says: I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, one should make a response: I testify that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger. When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: Come to prayer, one should make a response: There is no might and no power except with Allah. When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: Come to salvation, one should respond: There is no might and no power except with Allah, and when he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, then make a response: Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. When he (the Mu'adhdhin) says: There is no god but Allah, and he who makes a response from the heart: There is no god but Allah, he will enter Paradise.

Option 3 above – sins are forgiven

Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If anyone says on hearing the Mu'adhdhin:

I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah alone who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His servant and His Messenger, (and that) I am satisfied with Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad as Messenger. and with Islam as din (code of life), his sins would be forgiven. In the narration transmitted by Ibn Rumh the words are:"

He who said on hearing the Mu'adhdhin and verity I testify." ' Qutaiba has not mentioned his words:" And I."

Saheeh Muslim 386

وأنا أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له 

وأن محمدا عبده ورسوله 

رضيت بالله ربا وبمحمد رسولا وبالإسلام دينا