When is the phrase “Prayer is better than sleep” said? And what is the response to it?

He also asks and says: The phrase “Prayer is better than sleep,” is it said in the first adhan before Fajr, or in the second adhan? What is the evidence for saying it? And what does the one who hears it say after the mu’adhdhin? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer: It is the Sunnah to say it in the final adhan after the appearance of Fajr; as that came in the hadith of Abu Mazhura, and it came in the hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) as an indication that the mu’adhdhin used to say it in the final adhan after the appearance of Fajr. She said: after the first adhan, which is the final adhan with respect to what is called the first adhan. So it is the first adhan with respect to the iqamah; because it is called an adhan. So the Sunnah is to include it in this adhan, which is the final one after the appearance of Fajr, and it is the first one with respect to the iqamah. As for the first one, which in the custom of people is called the first, that is for alerting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding it: So it is an adhan for alerting, so that the sleeper wakes up and so that the one who is standing returns, meaning: he does not prolong the prayer; because Fajr has drawn near.
And it was explicitly stated in the hadith of Aisha that the final adhan is named first, taking into account the iqamah; because it is the second adhan, and it is the second with respect to the first one, which is where the alerting takes place. And some of the scholars held that he says this in the first one, which is the place of alerting before the appearance of Fajr. The matter in this is broad, if Allah wills, but it is not said in both. So the best is that it be in the final one, which is the first with respect to the iqamah, and it is the adhan that takes place after the appearance of Fajr: “Prayer is better than sleep.” And what is meant by it is that the obligatory prayer that Allah has made obligatory is better than sleep, and it is obligatory upon people to rise for it. As for the voluntary prayer at the end of the night or during the night, it is not obligatory. And sleep may be more appropriate than prayer if his sleep overcomes him in the prayer; then he sleeps until he takes his share of sleep, and until he is able to pray the prayer in its proper manner. But the obligatory prayer is a necessary matter, and it is better than sleep in all cases. He must rise for it, and he must engage in what helps him to do so, so that he performs it with a present heart, with mastery of it, and with completing it. And the one who hears it says the same: “Prayer is better than sleep”; because of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): So the responder says: “Prayer is better than sleep,” just as he says: “Allahu Akbar,” just as he says: “I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah.” This is like it: “Prayer is better than sleep.” As for “Hayya ‘ala al-salah, hayya ‘ala al-falah,” he says: “La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah.” This is what is prescribed: Because the person does not know: will he be able to, or will he not be able to? And will that be made easy for him or not? So he says: “La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah.” So the meaning is: I have no power to respond to the mu’adhdhin and to be present in the mosque and to perform the prayer except by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and I have no strength to... except by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And the mu’adhdhin called him to good, saying: “Hayya ‘ala al-salah, hayya ‘ala al-falah,” so he must respond, and he must say in this: “La hawla wa la quwwata... This is what is prescribed for him to say: “La hawla wa la quwwata illa bi-Allah,” meaning: I have no power and I have no strength to respond to the mu’adhdhin, and to perform the prayer in its time with the congregation, and to do everything, except by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you.