When you pray Salat on your own, do you need to do Azaan or Iqama?
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When you pray Salat on your own, do you need
to do Azaan or Iqama?
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Answer:
Adhaan Iqama before
prayer
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.
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
rows and make themselves available for prayers.
Thus the absolute majority of the scholars are unanimous in their
opinion that it is obligatory to announce the ‘adhaan’ and the ‘iqama’ when
praying in congregation.
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.
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 at any place and they intend to offer their prayers in
congregation; then it would be best if they announce the ‘adhaan’, then the
‘iqaamah’, and then start their prayer in congregation.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan