The Azan (Adhan) is the Islamic call to prayer, that resonates across the world five times a day. It is a spiritual notification, an invitation for all Muslims to stand still and connect with Allah (SWT). However, do you know that the period after Azan is a moment of acceptance of duas (supplications)?
Dua After Adhan (Sahih Al-Bukhari)?
Our Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) instructed us to recite a specific dua after the Azan, as mentioned in Sahih Al-Bukhari (Book 11, Hadith 588),
Dua After Azan in Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ التَّامَّةِ، وَالصَّلَاةِ القَائِمَةِ، آتِ مُحَمَّدًا الوَسِيلَةَ وَالْفَضِيلَةَ، وَابْعَثْهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا الَّذِي وَعَدْتَهُ
Dua After Azan in Arabic:
O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and this established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and favor and raise him to the praised station You have promised him.
Transliteration:
Allahumma Rabba haadhihi-dda‘wati-t-taammati, wa-s-salaati-l-qaa’imati, aati Muhammadan al-waseelata wa-l-fadheelata, wab‘ath-hu maqaaman mahmoodan alladhee wa‘adtah.
In Sunan Abi Dawood (Hadith 529), the Prophet ﷺ said:
Arabic
وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولًا، وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا
English translation
And I bear witness that there is no other deity but Allah; He is One and has no partners. And Muhammad is His servant and messenger. I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad as the Messenger, and with Islam as my religion.
Transliteration:
Wa anā ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, wa anna Muḥammadan ʿabduhū wa rasūluh, raḍītu billāhi rabbā, wa bi-Muḥammadin rasūlā, wa bil-Islāmi dīnān. (Hadith 529)
What is the Sunnah After Azan?
There are certain Sunnah (prophetic traditions) that are recommended by the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) that a Muslim should do when he or she hears the Azan:
Sunnahs After Hearing Azan:
- Repeat the words of the Mu’adhdhin (the one calling the Azan), except when he says “Hayya ‘ala-s-Salah” and “Hayya ‘ala-l-Falah”, where you say:
لَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ
Lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh
(There is no power and no strength except with Allah.)
- Send blessings (salawat) upon the Prophet (ﷺ) after the Azan.
- Recite the Dua after Azan, as taught by the Prophet (ﷺ).
Benefits of Reciting This Dua
- It is a Sunnah and an act of reward.
- The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
Whoever recites this dua when he hears the call to prayer, my intercession will be permitted for him on the Day of Judgment.” – (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Final Thoughts
Reciting dua after Azan is an act of Sunnah that is very easy to do but will greatly reward us. As Muslims, we need to adopt this practice in our everyday lives to help us remain in contact with Allah and also to receive the intercession of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) on the Day of Judgment.
This is one of the ones you should not miss in a lifetime—learn it by heart, know its meaning, and recite it with your heart.
Read More: Dua for Travel – Dua for Istikhara – Dua after Completing the Quran
