Athan Intentions

  • 1 Out of the hope that Allah will make it a reason for me to be admitted to the Paradise

    It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) that: The Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

    "Whoever calls the Adhan for twelve years, he will be guaranteed Paradise…”

  • 2 To be of the best slaves of Allah

    Abu Awfa (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

    "the best of the slaves of Allah are those who regard attentively the Sun, the Moon, and the stars for the sake of remembering Allah"

  • 3 To be one of those for whom the Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) supplicated

    Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying,

    “The imam is responsible and the mu'adhdhin is trusted. O Allah, guide the imams and forgive the mu'adhdhins.”

    Ahmad, Abu Dawud,

  • 4 To be one of the Muslims` trusted people

    Abu Huraira (May Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying,

    “The imam is responsible and the mu'adhdhin is trusted. O Allah, guide the imams and forgive the mu'adhdhins.”

    Ahmad, Abu Dawud,

  • 5 Repeating the Athan and supplicating Allah after it, this entails the forgiveness of sins

    Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,

    "He who says after the Adhan: 'Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah Wah-dahu la sharika Lahu; wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa Rasuluhu, radhitu Billahi Rabban, wa bi Muhammadin Rasulan, wa bil Islami Dinan [I testify that there is no true god except Allah Alone; He has no partners and that Muhammad (ﷺ) is His slave and Messenger; I am content with Allah as my Rubb, with Muhammad as my Messenger and with Islam as my Deen],' his sins will be forgiven."

    [Muslim]

  • 6 To allow people to get the reward of repeating the Athan

    Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with him): Allah's Messenger (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,

    "Whoever after listening to the Adhan says, 'Allahumma Rabba hadhihi-dda` watit-tammah, was-salatil qa'imah, ati Muhammadan al-wasilata wal-fadilah, wa b`ath-hu maqaman mahmudan-il-ladhi wa`adtahu' [O Allah! Lord of this perfect call (perfect by not ascribing partners to You) and of the regular prayer which is going to be established, give Muhammad the right of intercession and illustriousness, and resurrect him to the best and the highest place in Paradise that You promised him (of)], then my intercession for him will be allowed on the Day of Resurrection"

    Al-Bukhari

  • 7 To get the like of the rewards of those who offered the prayer because of hearing the Athan

    Abu Umama (May Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

    " 'The Mu'adh-dhin's sins will be forgiven as far as his voice reaches, get the like of the rewards of those who offered the prayer with him "

  • 8 To have multiplied rewards and a house in the Paradise

    Ibn ‘Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as saying,

    “If anyone calls the adhan for twelve years, paradise is guaranteed to him; sixty blessings will be recorded for him for every day’s calling of the adhan and thirty blessings for every iqama.”

    Ibn Majah

  • 9 To have my sins forgiven as far as my voice reach

    It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) himself say:

    'The Mu'adh-dhin's sins will be forgiven as far as his voice reaches, and every wet and dry thing will pray for forgiveness for him.

    Sunan Ibn Majah

  • 10 To be one of those for whom the Prophet (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) supplicated

    Narrated Abu Hurayrah (May Allah be pleased with him):

    The imam is responsible and the mu'adhdhin is trusted, O Allah, guide the imams and forgive the mu'adhdhins.


  • 11 To attain the virtue of the testimony of both humankind and Jinn and the virtue of seeking forgiveness by everything that hears me

    'Abdullah bin 'Abdur-Rahman reported: Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri ( May Allah be pleased with him ) said to me:

    "I see that you like living among your sheep in the wilderness. So whenever you are with your sheep or in the wilderness and you want to call Adhan, you should raise your voice because whoever hears the Adhan, whether a human or jinn or any other creature, will testify for you on the Day of Resurrection." Abu Sa'id added: "I heard this from the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)."

    [Al-Bukhari]

  • 12 To expel the devil for he escapes upon hearing the Athan

    Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:

    The Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, "When Adhan for Salat is pronounced, the devil takes to his heels and breaks wind with noise so as not to hear the call. When the Adhan is finished, he returns. When the Iqamah is announced, he turns his back, and after it is finished, he returns again to distract the attention of one and makes him remember things which he does not recall in his mind before the Salat, and says 'Remember this, and this,' and thus causes one to forget how many Rak'at he performed."

    [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

    ●      The devil escapes so as not to testify to the caller on the Day of Resurrection.

    ●      He escapes out of aversion to hearing the call to prayer, and then returns with a delusion; To spoil the worshiper's prayer.

    ●      Because the call to prayer includes the prostration that he refused and disobeyed Allah because of rejecting it.


  • 13 To expel the devil for he escapes upon hearing the Athan

    Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,

    "When Adhan for Salat is pronounced, the devil takes to his heels and breaks wind with noise so as not to hear the call. When the Adhan is finished, he returns. When the Iqamah is announced, he turns his back, and after it is finished, he returns again to distract the attention of one and makes him remember things which he does not recall in his mind before the Salat, and says 'Remember this, and this,' and thus causes one to forget how many Rak'at he performed."

    [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

  • 14 To be of those who have the longest necks on the last day

     Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying:

    "The Mu'adhdhinun (callers to prayer) will have the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection."

    [Muslim]


    The scholars differed concerning what is meant by having the longest necks on many opinions including:

    ●      They are the most yearning people for the mercy of Allah Almighty. Because one extends his neck to what he aspires to, he yearns for the abundance of rewards he sees.

    ●      If people are bridled with sweat on the Day of Resurrection, their necks will be long. Lest they suffer the anguish and sweat.

    ●      They are masters and heads, and the Arabs describe the masters as having the longest necks.


  • 15 To be of those who have the longest necks on the last day

     Mu'awiyah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying:

    "The Mu'adhdhinun (callers to prayer) will have the longest necks on the Day of Resurrection."

    [Muslim]

  • 16 Competing the righteous even to draw lots so as to raise the Athan

    Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said,

    "If people came to know the blessing of calling Adhan and standing in the first row, they could do nothing but would draw lots to secure these privileges."

    [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]

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