Adhaan or iqama at home
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meneen Brothers and Sisters,
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Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and
Blessings be upon all of you)
One
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Assalamalaikum.
Dear
brother Burhan,
Can
you please tell me the way to pray the `fard` prayers at home. I have been
taught from childhood that we should first recite the Azan, then sit and recite
allahuma alahaya... and then get up again and recite the Iqamat followed by the
niyat of the prayers followed by iza jaha... and then on wards. I have also
been taught that this sequence to be followed only if you pray the farz without
the sunnat prayers, otherwise there is no need for reciting allahuma alahaya..
Can you please tell me the exact sequence for praying the fard prayers either with
or without the sunnat prayers. Do we have to recite the azan at home or just
the iqamat azan.
Thank
you
Brother
in Islam
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Answer:
Adhaan or Iqama
at home
In the name of
Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever
Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can
guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no
person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Your Question: Can
you please tell me the way to pray the `fard` prayers at home. I have been
taught from childhood that we should first recite the Azan, then sit and recite
allahuma alahaya... and then get up again and recite the Iqamat followed by the
niyat of the prayers followed by iza jaha... and then on wards. I have also
been taught that this sequence to be followed only if you pray the farz without
the sunnat prayers,
otherwise there is
no need for reciting allahuma alahaya.. Can you please tell me the exact
sequence for praying the fard prayers either
Allah says
in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah Ahzab verse 21: There is indeed the best
example for you to follow, in the
Messenger of Allah, for every such person looks forward to Allah and the Last
Day, and remembers Allah much.
Dear and Beloved
Brother in Islam, no created being who ever walked on this planet earth worshipped
Allah Subhanah in a better or more perfect manner than the Last Messenger of
Allah, Mohammed ar-Rasool Allah (saws).
Allah Subhanah Himself in His Glorious Quran, guarantees that the
absolute best example for one who looks forward to Allah and the Last Day is
none other than His Last and Final Messenger, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah
(saws). Thus it becomes obligatory upon
the believers, that in any aspect of the deen, they are required to follow the
example of none, except Prophet Mohamed (saws).
These confined
rituals of first stating the ‘adhaan’, then sitting down and supplicating a
precise supplication of ‘allahumma alayha…’, then standing up again and
declaring the ‘iqaamah’, then raising the two palms in front of one’s face and
verbally declaring the ‘neeyat’ or intention, etc. are self-invented rituals by
some sects and self-declared High Priests, and have nothing to do with the
Sunnah or practice of the Messenger of Allah (saws)!
The Messenger of
Allah (saws) always prayed his ‘fard’ or obligatory prayers in congregation,
thus the ‘Adhaan’ was announced by the caller to prayer, and after the
appointed time when the believers had gathered in the mosques, the ‘Iqaamah’
was announced, and the believers would stand in the rows and make themselves
available for prayers.
The following is a
simple description of how the Messenger of Allah (saws) would offer his
prayers:
INTENTION AND TAKBIR
To make intention in
your heart regarding the prayer you are about to make. Then raise your hands to your ears and say
“Allah o Akbar” meaning Allah is the Greatest,
signaling the start of Prayer.
QIYAM or Standing
Pray the Surah Al
Fateha and any other Surah or Aayahs from the Quran. (minimum 3 aayahs)
RUKU or bowing
The Prophet (saws)
used to say: “Subhan Allah il
Adheem” Glory be to Allah, the Most Great. 3 times or more (but
preferably in odd number formations,
3,5,7,9….)
STANDING UP FROM
RUKU
The Prophet (saws)
used to say: “Sameh Allah ho Leman
Hamedah” Allah listen to the one who is
grateful for the bounties received by Allah.
The nobles
companions in the congregation used to say: “Rabbana lakal hamd” O our Lord,
we are grateful to you.
SAJDAH
The Prophet (saws)
used to pray: “Subhana Rabb eil A’ala”
Glory be to Allah, the Most High.
(3 times or more in odd number formation 3,5,7,9…)
SITTING BETWEEN TWO
SAJDAHS
(This can be used to
invoke any supplication to Allah.)
Allah hum mag firli
wale waale dayya, wal lil mu’minina, wal
mu’minate, wal muslemeena, wal muslemaate, hayy
min hum wala hum amwaat.
O Allah, forgive me,
my parents, the true believing
men, the true believing women, the believing men, the believing women, whether alive from amongst them, or they have died. (We beg You to forgive
them all)
TASHAHUD
At tahiya tu lillahe
was salawaato, wat tayyebato lillahe.
Every kind of
salutes, all kinds of prayers, and all kinds of good and pure words and
things, are for Allah Alone.
As Salaam alieka ya
ayyo han nabi o, wa rahmatullahi wa
barakatuh.
(Allah told the
Prophet(saws) these words on the Night of Mairaaj in His audience): May
Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon you,
O Prophet (saws)
As Salaam o alayna
wa a’la ibaa dallah hiss saleheen.
(The Prophet(saws)
replied, as Allah Himself is the source
of All Peace, and the Prophet (saws)
could not possibly send Peace upon Allah):
May Peace be upon me (saws), and
the good, obedient or pious slaves of
Allah.
Ash hado ann laa
ilaha illahlah, wahdahu, laa sharika lahuu,
(The Prophet(saws)
said to Allah in audience): I bear witness that there is no god, except
Allah, Alone, He has no partners.
Wa ash hado anna
Mohamed dan abdullahi wa Rasul Allah.
(And Allah replied):
And I bear witness that (you, O) Mohamed,
are the slave and Messenger of Allah
Allah humma salle
a’la Mohamed din wa aa’le Mohamed,
May Allah’s
blessings be upon Mohamed (saws), and
his ummah (or family or both), just like
the blessing of Allah on Ibrahim and his ummah (or family or both)
Innaka Hameed un Majeed
For you are the
All-Praiseworthy, the Glorious One.
Allah humma barik
a’la Mohamed din wa aa’le Mohamed,
May Allah’s baraka
be upon Mohamed (saws) and his ummah (or family or both) just like the baraka
of Allah on Ibrahim and his ummah (or family or both)
Innaka Hameed un
Majeed.
For you are the All-Praiseworthy, the Glorious One.
(Any Invocation to
Allah)
Allah hum mag firli
wale waaledayya war hum homa
O Allah, forgive me,
and my parents, and have mercy
upon them both, just as they had mercy
on me when I was an infant.
And the prayer is
then ended by the declaration of the ‘Tasleems’ on both sides.
As Salaam Alaykum wa
Rahmatullah
Peace and the Mercy
of Allah be upon you all.
The above is a short
and concise description of the prayers as prayed and taught by the Messenger of
Allah (saws). If you have any further
questions or need any clarifications whatsoever, you could write to us and we will try to
answer them to the best of our abilities,
in light of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws), Insha Allah.
Your Question: Do we
have to recite the azan at home or just the iqamat azan.
The main reason and
wisdom behind the declaration of the ‘adhaan’ aloud is to make aware to the
believers that the time of offering the prayer has begun. Thus if one has heard the ‘adhaan’ or
announcement of prayer made at the local mosque from their homes, there is no
need to repeat the ‘adhaan’ or the
‘iqaamah’ again themselves when they offer their prayers.
If one is praying
alone at home, it is not obligatory for him to give the ‘adhaan’ or the
‘iqaamah’ before one starts ones prayer.
If one has heard the ‘adhaan’ being called from the mosques, or if one
is sure the time of prayer has approached, they may simply make the intention
and start their prayer. But if one
praying alone, for any reason declares the ‘adhaan’ or the ‘iqaamah’, there is
absolutely no harm and will not effect the validity of his prayers in any way.
But whenever there
are two or more believers gathered, and they intend to offer their prayers in
congregation; then it would be best if they announced the ‘adhaan’, then the
‘iqaamah’, and then started their prayer in congregation.
If one trusts, obeys,
and follows the guidance and commands of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), he can be assured of never ever
being misled; but if one believes, obeys and follows any other guidance, other than that of Allah and His Messenger
(saws), he can be assured of being led
astray.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows
Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your
Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister