Why do we say (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah) between the two calls?
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Q: From 'Abd al-Razzaq ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother H. M. Th, may Allah preserve him.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and after that:
I refer to your inquiry, registered with the Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta under number 1513, dated 21/4/1407 AH, which contains three questions. Here is the answer.
Q 3: What is the reason for reciting: (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah) between the two calls? Knowing that their meaning is: a call to prayer? Is there a hadith indicating this?
A 3: The wisdom behind this is that the servant is weak and has no power to shift from one state to another except by Allah. This includes his going to prayer to perform it with the congregation; he has no power or strength to do so except by Allah. Thus, he becomes aware of his inability and weakness, and that he is not able to respond to this call except by Allah alone. So he says at the call: (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah). A sound hadith of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) , from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih regarding this.
May Allah guide everyone to what brings Him pleasure. And peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings, and after that:
I refer to your inquiry, registered with the Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta under number 1513, dated 21/4/1407 AH, which contains three questions. Here is the answer.
Q 3: What is the reason for reciting: (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah) between the two calls? Knowing that their meaning is: a call to prayer? Is there a hadith indicating this?
A 3: The wisdom behind this is that the servant is weak and has no power to shift from one state to another except by Allah. This includes his going to prayer to perform it with the congregation; he has no power or strength to do so except by Allah. Thus, he becomes aware of his inability and weakness, and that he is not able to respond to this call except by Allah alone. So he says at the call: (La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah). A sound hadith of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) , from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih regarding this.
May Allah guide everyone to what brings Him pleasure. And peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.
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