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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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When the mu'adhdhin says, "Prayer is better than sleep," should the listener say, "There is no power and no strength except with Allah"?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, when the mu'adhdhin says, "Prayer is better than sleep," should the listener say, "There is no power and no strength except with Allah," or what should he say in response?

Answer:
The correct view is that he says, "Prayer is better than sleep," just as the mu'adhdhin says it, due to the generality of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
If you hear the Muadh-dhin then say as he saysإذا سمعتم المؤذن فقولوا مثل ما يقول المؤذن
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3614Sahih (Darussalam)
He did not exclude anything except the two exclamations of praise; the rest is said just as the mu'adhdhin says it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [444 -3022] عند قول المؤذن "الصلاة خير من النوم" فهل يقول السامع "لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله"؟ — youtube.com

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