What to say upon hearing the Athan (call to prayer) (2 of 5)
OD-023
Hisn al-Muslim 23
Recited once
Instruction
يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ عَقِبَ تَشَهُّدِ الْمُؤَذِّنِ
Immediately following the declaration of faith called by the mu-aththin, one says:
وَأَنَا أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لاَ شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، رَضِيتُ بِاللَّهِ رَبَّاً، وَبِمُحَمَّدٍ رَسُولاً، وَبِالْإِسْلاَمِ دِينَاً
Transliteration
Wa anā ashhadu an lā ilāha illā llāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lahu waʾanna muḥammadan ʿabduhu wa rasūluhu, raḍītu bi-llāhi rabbā, wa bi-muḥammadin rasūlan, wa bi-l-ʾislāmi dīnā
Translation
‘And I too bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone, without partner, and that Muhammad is His salve and Messenger. I am pleased with Allah as a Lord, and Muhammad as a Messenger and Islam as a religion.’
Source and grading
Hisn al-Muslim 23
Reference as printed in Hisn al-Muslim; grading pending review
مسلم، 1/ 290، برقم 386.
ابن خزيمة، 1/220.
Virtues
No narrated virtues are recorded for this entry.