Credits
Recording - Telichery Islamic Center
Mixing - Lubaib Gazir
Vocals - Cheerapurath Hamza

Azan is the Islamic call to prayer. It is an Arabic word which linguistically means an announcement. It is recited five times a day to inform Muslims of the five obligatory (fardhu) prayer times. In early Islamic history, when the call to prayer was yet to be introduced, the companions discussed with one another on how to know the time of prayer.

Abdullah Bin Zaid r.a. saw in his dream that the azan was made. He then told the Prophet s.a.w. about his dream of a man telling him the recitation of the call to prayer. The Prophet s.a.w. replied:

إنها رُؤْيا حقٍّ إن شاءَ اللهُ تعالى ، فقُمْ مع بِلالٍ فالقِ عليهِ ما رأيتَ فليُؤذّنْ بهِ ، فإنه أنْدَى صوتا منكَ

“It is a true dream (vision) God willing, proceed with Bilal and inform him what you saw and let him call it (the Azan), for he has a better voice than you”
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)

Umar Al-Khattab r.a. also had the same dream. The Prophet s.a.w. then ordered Bilal r.a. to recite and pronounce the call to prayer. Ibn Umar r.a. also narrates to us the event:

أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ، كَانَ يَقُولُ : كَانَ المُسْلِمُونَ حِينَ قَدِمُوا المَدِينَةَ يَجْتَمِعُونَ فَيَتَحَيَّنُونَ الصَّلاَةَ لَيْسَ يُنَادَى لَهَا ، فَتَكَلَّمُوا يَوْمًا فِي ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : اتَّخِذُوا نَاقُوسًا مِثْلَ نَاقُوسِ النَّصَارَى ، وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ : بَلْ بُوقًا مِثْلَ قَرْنِ اليَهُودِ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : أَوَلاَ تَبْعَثُونَ رَجُلًا يُنَادِي بِالصَّلاَةِ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : يَا بِلاَلُ قُمْ فَنَادِ بِالصَّلاَةِ

When the Muslims arrived at Madinah, They would assemble for the prayer by guessing the time for it because there wasn’t a specific call to announce the prayer time. They then discussed this matter. Some people suggested the use of a bell like the Christians, others proposed a trumpet like the horn used by the Jews. Umar r.a. suggest that a man should call (the people) for the prayer; so Allah's Messenger s.a.w. ordered: “O Bilal get up and announce the Azan for prayer.”
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)

****Benefits of Dua after the Azan
Reciting Dua after the Azan has many benefits. Its merits are as follows:

1) Receiving the Syafaah (intercession) of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
Jabir bin ‘Abdullah r.a. narrated that whoever recites this prayer after which the Azan is heard, Allah's Messenger s.a.w. said:

“He will receive my intercession on the Day of Resurrection"
(Sahih Al-Bukhari)

2) Our Dua is accepted
Verily, Allah s.w.t. hears every prayer. However, there are several factors that may cause our Dua to be rejected such as insincerity, arrogance or any other unseen shortcomings. This calls us to seek the encouraged time and intentions to pray as taught by the Prophet and his righteous followers. This includes making a Dua after the Azan.

“The supplication made between the adhan and the iqamah is not rejected.”
(Sunan Abi Daud)

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