Ahadith

This hadith is the first part of No. 25.

Umar ibn Khattab relates that the Holy Prophet said: Everyone of you who performs his ablutions carefully and then affirms: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah, the One, without associate; and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger; will find all eight gates of Paradise open for him. He can enter by whichever he prefers (Muslim). Tirmidhi adds: and supplicates: Allah, make me of those who turn to Thee in repentance and make me of those who purify themselves. :"

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: If people realised the beneficence of calling the Azan and standing in the first row for Prayer and they could secure these privileges only through drawing lots they would draw lots for them; and if they knew themerit of coming early to Prayer they would vie with each other in hastening to it; and-if,they appreciated the value of the dawn and evening Prayers they would come to them even if they had to crawl on all fours (Bokhari and Muslim).

Mu‘awiah relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: The muezzins (those who call the Azan) will have the longest necks (i.e. will be the most exalted) on the Day of Judgment (Muslim).

Abdullah ibn Abdur Rahman ibn Abi Sa‘as‘ah relates that Abu Sa‘id Khudri said to him: I notice that you are fond of goats and the desert. When you are among your goats in the desert and call the Azan raise your voice for whoever of the jinn and men and whatever hears the farthest sound of the voice of the muezzin shall bear witness to it on the Day of Judgment. This I heard from the Holy Prophet (Bokhari).

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When the Azan is called Satan turns his back on it and rushes away exploding so that he does not hear the words of the call. When the call is finished he comes back till the igamah is called, when he runs away again and returns when that is finished and begins to distract the minds of the worshippers, whispering: Think of this, recall that; matters which the worshipper had not previously in mind, till he does not know how much he has prayed (Bokhari and Muslim).

Abdullah ibn Amr ibn ‘As relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: When you hear the Azan repeat after the muezzin what he says, then call down Allah’s blessings on me, for whoever calls down blessings on me Allah sends down blessings on him ten times in return, then beg of Allah for me wasilah, which is a station in Paradise of which only one of all the servants of Allah will be held worthy and I am hoping that I shall be that one. Whoever begs wasilah for me it becomes incumbent upon me to intercede for him (Muslim).

Abu Sa‘id Khudri relates that the Holy Prophet said: When you hear the Azan, repeat after the muezzin what he says (Bokhari and Muslim).

Jabir relates that the Holy Prophet said: For him who after hearing the Azan supplicates: Allah, Lord of this perfect call and of the Prayer about to be performed, bestow on Muhammad wasilah and exaltation and raise him. to the praiseworthy station that Thou hast promised him; it becomes incumbent upon me to intercede on the Day of Judgment (Bokhari).

Sa‘ad ibn Abi Waqqas relates that the Holy Prophet said: He who ’ after hearing the Azan affirms: I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allah, the One, without associate and that Muhammad is His Servant and Messenger; I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Muhammad as His" Messenger and with Islam as my faith; will have his sins forgiven (Muslim).