Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: «مَنْ أَذَّنَ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنْ أَمْصَارِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ سَنَةً وَجَبَتْ لَهُ اَلْجَنَّةُ.

The Messenger, and his family, said: "Whoever calls the adhan (call to prayer) in one of the cities of the Muslims for a year, Paradise becomes obligatory for him."

وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «اَلْمُؤَذِّنُ يَغْفِرُ اَللَّهُ لَهُ مَدَّ بَصَرِهِ وَ مَدَّ صَوْتِهِ فِي اَلسَّمَاءِ وَ يُصَدِّقُهُ كُلُّ رَطْبٍ وَ يَابِسٍ يَسْمَعُهُ وَ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ يُصَلِّي مَعَهُ فِي مَسْجِدِهِ سَهْمٌ وَ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَنْ يُصَلِّي بِصَوْتِهِ حَسَنَةٌ.

Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) said: "For the mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer), Allah (swt) forgives him as far as his sight and voice reach into the sky. Every moist and dry thing that hears him bears witness to his truth. For every person who prays with him in his mosque, he receives a share, and for every person who prays due to hearing his call, he earns a good deed."

وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ أَذَّنَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ مُحْتَسِباً جَاءَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ لاَ ذَنْبَ لَهُ.

Imam (a.s) said: "Whoever calls the adhan (call to prayer) for seven years with the intention of seeking Allah’s (swt) reward will come on the Day of Judgment without any sins."

وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةَ إِذَا سَمِعَتِ اَلْأَذَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلْأَرْضِ قَالَتْ هَذِهِ أَصْوَاتُ أُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِتَوْحِيدِ اَللَّهِ فَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اَللَّهَ لِأُمَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ حَتَّى يَفْرُغُوا مِنْ تِلْكَ اَلصَّلاَةِ.

It is narrated: "When the angels hear the adhan (call to prayer) from the people of the earth, they say, 'These are the voices of the nation of Muhammad (saws) declaring the oneness of Allah (swt).' They then seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) for the nation of Muhammad until the prayer is completed."

وَ رَوَى زُرَارَةُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ أَدْنَى مَا يُجْزِي مِنَ اَلْأَذَانِ أَنْ يَفْتَتِحَ اَللَّيْلَ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ وَ يَفْتَتِحَ اَلنَّهَارَ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ وَ يُجْزِيكَ فِي سَائِرِ اَلصَّلاَةِ إِقَامَةٌ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ.

Zurarah narrated from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s) that He said: "The minimum that suffices for the adhan is to begin the night with an adhan and iqamah and to begin the day with an adhan and iqamah. For the other prayers during the day, an iqamah without an adhan suffices."

وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ اَلظُّهْرِ وَ اَلْعَصْرِ بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَتَيْنِ وَ جَمَعَ بَيْنَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ وَ اَلْعِشَاءِ فِي اَلْحَضَرِ مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ بِأَذَانٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ إِقَامَتَيْنِ.

Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) that: "The Messenger of Allah (saws) combined the Dhuhr (noon) and 'Asr (afternoon) prayers with one adhan and two iqamah, and he combined the Maghrib (sunset) and 'Isha (night) prayers in the same setting without any particular reason, using one adhan and two iqamah”.

وَ رُوِيَ: «أَنَّ مَنْ صَلَّى بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنَ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَ مَنْ صَلَّى بِإِقَامَةٍ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ صَفٌّ وَاحِدٌ وَ حَدُّ اَلصَّفِّ مَا بَيْنَ اَلْمَشْرِقِ وَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ.

It is narrated: "Whoever prays with both the adhan (call to prayer) and iqamah (second call to prayer), two rows of angels pray behind him. And whoever prays with just the iqamah without the adhan, one row of angels prays behind him, and the extent of the row is from the east to the west."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ هِلاَلٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ أَذَّنَ وَ أَقَامَ صَلَّى وَرَاءَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنَ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةِ وَ إِنْ أَقَامَ بِغَيْرِ أَذَانٍ صَلَّى عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَاحِدٌ وَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ وَاحِدٌ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «اِغْتَنِمِ اَلصَّفَّيْنِ.

In the narration of Abbas ibn Hilal from Abu Al-Hasan Imam al-Ridha (a.s) said: "Whoever gives the adhan (call to prayer) and the iqamah (second call to prayer) will have two rows of angels praying behind him. If he only recites the iqamah without the adhan, then one angel will pray on his right and one on his left." The Imam then said: "Take advantage of the two rows (of angels)."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اِبْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ صَلَّى بِأَذَانٍ وَ إِقَامَةٍ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنَ اَلْمَلاَئِكَةِ لاَ يُرَى طَرَفَاهُمَا وَ مَنْ صَلَّى بِإِقَامَةٍ صَلَّى خَلْفَهُ مَلَكٌ.

In a narration from Ibn Abi Layla, Imam Ali (a.s) said: "Whoever prays with both the adhan (call to prayer) and the iqamah (second call to prayer) will have two rows of angels praying behind him, the ends of which cannot be seen. And whoever prays with only the iqamah will have an angel praying behind him."

وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَنْ قَالَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ أَذَانَ اَلصُّبْحِ - اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِإِقْبَالِ نَهَارِكَ وَ إِدْبَارِ لَيْلِكَ وَ حُضُورِ صَلَوَاتِكَ وَ أَصْوَاتِ دُعَاتِكَ أَنْ تَتُوبَ عَلَيَّ «إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ اَلتَّوّٰابُ اَلرَّحِيمُ» وَقَالَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَسْمَعُ أَذَانَ اَلْمَغْرِبِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ مِنْ يَوْمِهِ أَوْ لَيْلَتِهِ مَاتَ تَائِباً وَ كَانَ اِبْنُ اَلنَّبَّاحِ يَقُولُ فِي أَذَانِهِ - حَيَّ عَلَى خَيْرِ اَلْعَمَلِ حَيَّ عَلَى خَيْرِ اَلْعَمَلِ فَإِذَا رَآهُ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ «مَرْحَباً بِالْقَائِلِينَ عَدْلاً وَ بِالصَّلاَةِ مَرْحَباً وَ أَهْلاً».

Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever, upon hearing the adhan for Fajr (morning prayer), says: 'O’ Allah (swt), I ask You by the coming of Your day and the departure of Your night, and by the presence of Your prayers and the voices of Your callers, that You accept my repentance. Indeed, You are the Most Accepting of Repentance, the Most Merciful,' and then says a similar supplication upon hearing the adhan for Maghrib (evening prayer), and dies during that day or night, dies in a state of repentance." He also mentioned that Ibn al-Nabbah used to say during his adhan, "Hayya 'ala khayr al-'Amal (Hasten to the best of deeds), hasten to the best of deeds," and whenever Imam Ali (a.s) would see him, he would say, "Welcome, O’ caller of justice, and welcome to prayer."