How should one respond to the mu'adhdhin in the Fajr prayer when he says, "Prayer is better than sleep"?
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The questioner : How should one respond to the mu'adhdhin in the Fajr prayer when he says: "Prayer is better than sleep"?
The Shaykh : One should respond to the mu'adhdhin in the Fajr prayer when he says: "Prayer is better than sleep" by saying the same thing he says, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3614Sahih (Darussalam) and the only exception to this is the response to the two calls, for he used to say: because the two calls, "Hayya 'ala al-salah", mean "come to it," so the listener says "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah" because this phrase, "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah", is a word of seeking aid, so when he is called to prayer and to success, he asks Allah the Exalted for aid and says "La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah". As for the other words of the adhan, they are said exactly as the mu'adhdhin says them.
The questioner : Okay. The listener, 'A H T, asks in this question.
The Shaykh : One should respond to the mu'adhdhin in the Fajr prayer when he says: "Prayer is better than sleep" by saying the same thing he says, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
If you hear the Muadh-dhin then say as he says
إذا سمعتم المؤذن فقولوا مثل ما يقول المؤذنThere is no power nor strength except by Allah
لا حول ولا وقوة إلا باللهThe questioner : Okay. The listener, 'A H T, asks in this question.