The Ruling on Hurrying in the Adhan and Clarifying Who Has the Right to Give the Iqamah
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Question:
Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), is hurrying in the adhan and not reciting it with proper pacing contrary to the Sunnah?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite with proper pacing and not to hurry in the adhan. As for the iqamah, it is recited quickly. But the adhan is not; one pauses at the beginning of each phrase without rushing, pausing at the start of each phrase without elongation: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah, Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasul Allah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasul Allah, Hayya 'ala al-salah, Hayya 'ala al-salah, Hayya 'ala al-falah, Hayya 'ala al-falah, in this manner or similar to it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), is hurrying in the adhan and not reciting it with proper pacing contrary to the Sunnah?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to recite with proper pacing and not to hurry in the adhan. As for the iqamah, it is recited quickly. But the adhan is not; one pauses at the beginning of each phrase without rushing, pausing at the start of each phrase without elongation: Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah, Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasul Allah, Ashhadu anna Muhammadan rasul Allah, Hayya 'ala al-salah, Hayya 'ala al-salah, Hayya 'ala al-falah, Hayya 'ala al-falah, in this manner or similar to it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب ما يقول عند سماع الأذان والإقامة وبعد الأذان — islamhouse.com (21:12)
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