The Excellence of the Adhan

513. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If people only knew what was in the call to Prayer and the first row, and could find no other way to get it than drawing lots for it, they would certainly draw lots for it. If they only knew what there was in going early to the Prayer, they would race each other to get there. And if they only knew what was in the Prayers of Night and Morning, they would come to them even if they had to crawl.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Adhan, 9; Sahih Muslim, Salah, 129).

515. Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, may Allah be pleased with him, heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, “When you hear (someone calling) the adhan, say the same as he says and then say the prayer on me. If anyone says one prayer on me, Allah says ten prayers on him. Then ask Allah to give me “al-wasila” (the means). It is a station in Paradise which only one of the servants of Allah will reach, and I hope that it will be me. My intercession will be available to anyone who asks Allah for “al-wasila” for me.” (Sahih Muslim, Salah, 11).

517. Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Anyone who says, when he hears the muezzin, ‘I testify that there is no deity but Allah alone with no partner and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. I am pleased with Allah as Lord, with Muhammad as Messenger, and Islam as religion,’ will have his wrong actions forgiven.” (Sahih Muslim, Salah, 13).

 

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014